Genus Oenothera (Noun)
Meaning
Chiefly North American herbs with usually nocturnal flowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The genus Oenothera is commonly known as evening primrose and consists of about 145 species of flowering plants.
- Oenothera deltoides is a species of flowering plant in the genus Oenothera, native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
- The genus Oenothera is characterized by its showy, fragrant flowers that typically bloom in the evening and remain open until the next morning.
- Evening primrose, a plant in the genus Oenothera, has been used in traditional medicine for centuries to treat various ailments.
- The genus Oenothera is a diverse group of plants that can be found in a wide range of habitats, from deserts to wetlands, across North America.