Definition of Oenothera biennis

1. Noun. A coarse biennial of eastern North America with yellow flowers that open in the evening; naturalized in Europe.

Exact synonyms: Common Evening Primrose, German Rampion
Generic synonyms: Evening Primrose

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oenothera Biennis

Oedipus
Oedipus Rex
Oedipus complexes
Oedogoniaceae
Oedogoniales
Oedogonium
Oehl's muscles
Oehler's symptom
Oekaki
Oenanthe
Oenanthe aquatica
Oenanthe crocata
Oengus
Oenothera
Oenothera biennis (current term)
Oenothera fruticosa
Oenothera macrocarpa
Oesophagostomum apiostomum
Oesophagostomum brevicaudum
Oesophagostomum brumpti
Oesophagostomum columbianum
Oesophagostomum dentatum
Oesophagostomum georgianum
Oesophagostomum quadrispinulatum
Oesophagostomum radiatum
Oesophagostomum stephanostomum
Oesophagostomum venulosum
Oesterreich
Oestridae

Literary usage of Oenothera biennis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation: Lectures Delivered at the by Hugo de Vries (1905)
"One has been already alluded to; it pertains to the common evening-primrose or Oenothera biennis, and one is a species belonging to another genus of the ..."

2. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1904)
"In view of the abundant literature which has appeared within the last few years on variations produced in Oenothera biennis under cultivation, ..."

3. Michigan Flora: A List of the Fern and Seed Plants Growing Without Cultivation by William James Beal (1904)
"Oenothera biennis L. Common. Th. 1521. O. Oakesiana (A. Gray.) Britton. ... Oenothera biennis Oakesiana A. Gray. Shores of the Great Lakes. ..."

4. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio by Geological Survey of Ohio (1893)
"Oenothera biennis I, Common Evening Primrose. Common all over the state. Oenothera biennis GRANDIFLORA (Ait.) Lindl. Lorain Co., AA Wright (Cat. ..."

5. Mutations, Variations, and Relationships of the Oenotheras by Daniel Trembly MacDougal, Anna Murray Vail, George Harrison Shull (1907)
"Oenothera biennis var. grandiflora Lindl. Bot. Regist. 19: pl. 160t, 1833 (?). Onagra grandiflora (Ait.) Vail. Torreya, S: 9, 1905. Onagra vulgaris Spach. ..."

6. Investigations of Infra-red Spectra by William Weber Coblentz (1908)
"Oenothera biennis. Grooved stem with fasciation above. 3.—OENOTHERA CRUCIATA. ... Oenothera biennis. Fase i ated rosette. (See also text figure. ..."

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