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evening primrose

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of various flowering plants of the genus Oenothera or Camissonia, in the family Onagraceae,

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noun

Meaning 2

Any of various flowering plants of the genus Oenothera or Camissonia, in the family Onagraceae,

especially the common evening primrose, Oenothera biennis.

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noun

Meaning 3

Any plant of family Onagraceae, the evening primrose family.

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noun

Meaning 4

any of several plants of the family Onagraceae

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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant

Narrower terms: enchanter's nightshade, common evening primrose, German rampion, Oenothera biennis, sundrops, Oenothera fruticosa, Missouri primrose, Ozark sundrops, Oenothera macrocarpa

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: onagra — flowering plant of the genus Oenothera
  • Catalan: enotera — flowering plant of the genus Oenothera
  • Chinese Mandarin: 月見草 /月见草 (yuèjiàncǎo) — flowering plant of the genus Oenothera
  • Dutch: teunisbloem — flowering plant of the genus Oenothera
  • Finnish: helokki — flowering plant of the genus Oenothera
  • German: Nachtkerze — flowering plant of the genus Oenothera
  • Greek: νυχτολούλουδο (nychtoloúloudo) — flowering plant of the genus Oenothera
  • Japanese: 月見草 (getsukensō) — flowering plant of the genus Oenothera
  • Korean: 달맞이꽃 (dalmajikkot) — flowering plant of the genus Oenothera
  • Navajo: tłʼééʼ yiigáhii — flowering plant of the genus Oenothera
  • Polish: wiesiołek — flowering plant of the genus Oenothera
  • Portuguese: enotera — flowering plant of the genus Oenothera
  • Romanian: luminiță — flowering plant of the genus Oenothera
  • Spanish: onagra — flowering plant of the genus Oenothera
  • Swedish: nattljus — flowering plant of the genus Oenothera
  • Turkish: eşek otu — flowering plant of the genus Oenothera
  • Catalan: bella de nit — Oenothera biennis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 月見草 /月见草 (yuèjiàncǎo) — Oenothera biennis
  • Dutch: middelste teunisbloem — Oenothera biennis
  • Finnish: iltahelokki — Oenothera biennis
  • Polish: wiesiołek dwuletni — Oenothera biennis
  • Portuguese: onagra — Oenothera biennis
  • Romanian: luminița-nopții — Oenothera biennis
  • Romanian: luminiță-de-seară — Oenothera biennis
  • Romanian: iarba-asinului — Oenothera biennis
  • Spanish: hierba del asno — Oenothera biennis
  • Swedish: nattljus — Oenothera biennis
  • Turkish: eşek otu — Oenothera biennis
  • Chinese: 柳葉菜科 /柳叶菜科 (liǔxiécàikē) — plant of the family Onagraceae
  • Finnish: horsmakasvi — plant of the family Onagraceae