oenothera
/ (ˌiːnəˈθɪərə) /
noun
any plant of the large taxonomically complicated American genus Oenothera, typically having yellow flowers that open in the evening: family Onagraceae
See evening primrose
Word Origin for oenothera
C20: from Greek
oinothēras, ?from
onothēras a plant whose roots smell of wine
Words nearby oenothera
Example sentences from the Web for oenothera
MacDougal also obtained a more or less distinct mutant of Oenothera biennis.
Darwin and Modern Science |A.C. Seward and OthersThe European types of Oenothera biennis and O. muricata are in the same condition.
Darwin and Modern Science |A.C. Seward and OthersOenothera biennis has been seen bearing flowers of three different colours.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. |Charles Darwin