evening primrose noun

A N American plant (genus Oenothera) with pale yellow flowers that open in the evening

evening primrose oil noun

An essential oil obtained from the seeds of this plant

evening star noun

A planet, usu Venus or Mercury, seen in the western sky and setting soon after the sun

ev'eningwear noun

Clothing intended for wearing during the evening, esp on formal occasions

evˈensong noun

1. Evening prayers, the Anglican form of service appointed to be said or sung at evening
2. The time appropriate for these prayers

evˈentide noun (poetic)

Evening or the time of evening

eventide home noun

A residential home for old people

primrose /primˈrōz/

1. A plant (Primula vulgaris) or its pale yellow flower, common in spring in woods and meadows
2. Extended to other plants of the genus Primula
3. Formerly used for some other (and brighter) flower, also the daisy and (US) a kind of wild rose
4. A conventionalized flower, sometimes four-petalled (heraldry)
5. The pale yellow colour of a primrose
6. The choicest (Spenser)

Pale yellow, like a primrose

To gather primroses

primˈrosed adjective

primˈrosy adjective

Primrose League noun

An association for Conservative propaganda formed in 1883 in memory of Lord Beaconsfield, named from his supposed favourite flower

primrose path or primrose way noun (from Shakespeare, Hamlet and Macbeth)

The life of pleasure

primrose peerless noun

The two-flowered daffodil

evening primrose see evening under even²