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Evening primrose   /ˈivnɪŋ prˈɪmrˌoʊz/   Listen
Evening primrose

noun
1.
Any of several plants of the family Onagraceae.



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"Evening primrose" Quotes from Famous Books



... the evening primrose,—a rank, tall weed that blooms with the mullein in late summer. Its small, yellow, slightly fragrant blossoms open only at night, but remain open during the next day. By cowslip, our poets and writers generally mean the yellow marsh marigold, which belongs to a different family of plants, ...
— The Writings of John Burroughs • John Burroughs


Words linked to "Evening primrose" :   Oenothera biennis, German rampion, sundrops, Missouri primrose, Oenothera fruticosa, family Onagraceae, common evening primrose, herbaceous plant, Onagraceae, Ozark sundrops, evening-primrose family, enchanter's nightshade, herb, Oenothera macrocarpa


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