evening primrose

evening primrose

n.

Any of various North American plants of the genus Oenothera, characteristically having four-petaled yellow flowers that open in the evening. Also called sundrops.

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evening primrose

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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any onagraceous plant of the genus Oenothera, native to North America but widely cultivated and naturalized, typically having yellow flowers that open in the evening

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evening primrose - any of several plants of the family Onagraceae herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests evening-primrose family, family Onagraceae, Onagraceae - a large and widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales enchanter's nightshade - any of several erect perennial rhizomatous herbs of the genus Circaea having white flowers that open at dawn; northern hemisphere common evening primrose, German rampion, Oenothera biennis - a coarse biennial of eastern North America with yellow flowers that open in the evening; naturalized in Europe Oenothera fruticosa, sundrops - a day-flowering biennial or perennial of the genus Oenothera Missouri primrose, Oenothera macrocarpa, Ozark sundrops - evening-opening primrose of south central United States