any of a genus (Oenothera) of plants of the evening-primrose family, with yellow, pink, or white flowers, many of which open in the evening
evening primrose
evening primrose evening primrose
evening-primrose
designating a family (Onagraceae, order Myrtales) of dicotyledonous plants found chiefly in temperate America, including the fuchsia, sundrops, and willow herbs
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evening primrose
noun
Any of various plants of the family Onagraceae and especially the genus Oenothera of the Americas, having four-petaled usually yellow flowers that open in the evening and whose seeds yield an oil used in herbal medicine.
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Noun
(plural evening primroses)
- Various flowering plants of the genus Oenothera or Camissonia, in the family Onagraceae, especially the common evening primrose, Oenothera biennis.
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evening primrose - Medical Definition
n.
Any of various plants of the family Onagraceae and especially the genus Oenothera of the Americas, having four-petaled usually yellow flowers that open in the evening and whose seeds yield an oil used in herbal medicine.
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Words near evening primrose in the dictionary
- evening primrose
- evening-primrose-oil
- evening star
- evening-star