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evening primrose

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evening primrose

–noun
1. a plant, Oenothera biennis, having yellow flowers that open at nightfall.
2. any of various plants of the same or related genera.

Origin:
1800–10
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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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