单词 | night primrose |
释义 | > as lemmasnight primrose night primrose n. = evening primrose n.. ΘΚΠ 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 tree primrose1629 primrose tree1728 Onagra1735 oenothera1754 night primrose1759 evening primrose1761 night willow-herb1770 nightly primrose1785 sundrop1785 godetia1836 1759 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 7) at Œnothera Tree Primrose... From the Flower opening in the Evening, many Persons call it the Night Primrose. 1849 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Nightprimrose, the plant Œnothera biennis is so called, because its flowers usually open between six and seven o'clock in the evenings. 1931 A. Huxley Cicadas 12 Your pallid beauty Like a pale night-primrose. < as lemmas |
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