common evening primrose

common evening primrose
noun
a coarse biennial of eastern North America with yellow flowers that open in the evening; naturalized in Europe
Hypernyms: ↑evening primrose

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  • primrose — /prim rohz /, n. 1. any plant of the genus Primula, as P. vulgaris (English primrose), of Europe, having yellow flowers, or P. sinensis (Chinese primrose), of China, having flowers in a variety of colors. Cf. primrose family. 2. See evening… …   Universalium

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