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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



... 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 ...
— The Writings of John Burroughs • John Burroughs
... me that the evening primrose, long naturalized in our hearts, is another common and very delightful cottage-garden flower; also that here, on the Wylye, there is yet another stranger from the same western world which is fast winning our affections. This is the golden-rod, grandly beautiful in its great, yellow, ...
— A Shepherd's Life • W. H. Hudson


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


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