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释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > evening primrose and allied flowers (10) tree primrose1629 primrose tree1728 any of various shrubs and small trees named for their attractive primrose-like flowers; spec. †(a) a shrub of the genus Lysimachia, a loosestrife (obs… Onagra1735 A former genus of plants that comprised the evening primroses, now placed in the genus Oenothera; a plant of this former genus. Cf. oenothera, n. oenothera1754 Any plant of the genus Oenothera (family Onagraceae), comprising chiefly North American plants with large, often yellow, flowers; also (in form Oeno… night primrose1759 = evening primrose, n.. evening primrose1761 Originally: the plant Oenothera biennis, native to North America and widely grown elsewhere, which has spikes of yellow flowers which open in the… night willow-herb1770 = evening primrose, n.. nightly primrose1785 = evening primrose, n.. sundrop1785 Any of various oenotheras having flowers which open in daylight; esp. the yellow-flowered Oenothera fruticosa. Also in plural. Frequently with… godetia1836 Any plant of the (former) genus Godetia, comprising hardy annuals native to the Americas, having large, cup-shaped, often red or purple flowers. |
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