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oenothera (iou)



oenothera noun. E17.
[mod. Latin (see below), from Greek oinotheras an unknown narcotic plant, lit. 'Wine-trap', from oinos Wine (but prob. a false reading for onotheras, from onos ass).]
Any plant of the genus Oenothera, of the willowherb family, comprising chiefly N. American plants with large, often yellow, flowers.
? Those which open in the day are alternatively called sundrops, those which open in the evening, evening primrose.

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