English Explanatory Dictionary

evening primrose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various flowering plants of the genus Oenothera or Camissonia, in the family Onagraceae,
  2. especially the common evening primrose, Oenothera biennis.
  3. Any plant of family Onagraceae, the evening primrose family.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-evening primrose.wav

Word forms

evening primrose evening primroses

Derived words

bigfruit evening primrose common evening primrose evening primrose oil Missouri evening primrose

Translations

Catalan: onagra Catalan: enotera Catalan: bella de nit Chinese Mandarin: 月見草 /月见草 Dutch: teunisbloem Dutch: middelste teunisbloem Finnish: helokki Finnish: iltahelokki Finnish: horsmakasvi German: Nachtkerze Greek: νυχτολούλουδο Japanese: 月見草 Korean: 달맞이꽃 Navajo: tłʼééʼ yiigáhii Polish: wiesiołek Polish: wiesiołek dwuletni Portuguese: enotera Portuguese: onagra Romanian: luminiță Romanian: luminița-nopții Romanian: luminiță-de-seară Romanian: iarba-asinului Spanish: onagra Spanish: hierba del asno Swedish: nattljus Turkish: eşek otu Chinese: 柳葉菜科 /柳叶菜科
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