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PRONUNCIATION OF EVENING PRIMROSE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EVENING PRIMROSE

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Evening primrose is a noun.
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WHAT DOES EVENING PRIMROSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

evening primrose

Oenothera

Oenothera is a genus of about 145 species of herbaceous flowering plants native to the Americas. It is the type genus of the family Onagraceae. Common names include evening primrose, suncups, and sundrops. They are not closely related to the true primroses.

Definition of evening primrose in the English dictionary

The definition of evening primrose in the dictionary is any onagraceous plant of the genus Oenothera, native to North America but widely cultivated and naturalized, typically having yellow flowers that open in the evening.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EVENING PRIMROSE

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evening
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evening meal
evening newspaper
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Evening Prayer
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evening primrose oil
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Evenk
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WORDS THAT END LIKE EVENING PRIMROSE

agarose
Ambrose
arose
bird´s-eye primrose
brose
Cape primrose
cirrose
dextrose
Montrose
moss rose
Penrose
primrose
prose
red rose
rose
sucrose
white rose
wild rose
wind rose
winter rose

Synonyms and antonyms of evening primrose in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «evening primrose» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EVENING PRIMROSE

Find out the translation of evening primrose to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of evening primrose from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «evening primrose» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

月见草
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

onagra
570 millions of speakers

English

evening primrose
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शाम हलके पीले रंग का
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

زهرة الربيع المسائية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

энотеры
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prímula
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সন্ধ্যা প্রাইমোজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

onagre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Petang malam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nachtkerzen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マツヨイグサ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

달맞이꽃
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Evening primrose
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

buổi tối anh thảo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாலை ப்ரிம்ரோஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संध्याकाळी पिवळया रंगाचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çuha çiçeği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

enotera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wiesiołka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

енотери
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Evening Primrose
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

νυχτολούλουδου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Aandblom
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

nattljus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nattlysolje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of evening primrose

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EVENING PRIMROSE»

The term «evening primrose» is regularly used and occupies the 63.521 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EVENING PRIMROSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «evening primrose» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «evening primrose» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about evening primrose

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EVENING PRIMROSE»

Discover the use of evening primrose in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to evening primrose and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Evening Primrose Oil
During the trial, the women were given two capsules of evening primrose oil 500mg {Efamot) three times a day. As the doctorsfoundthat women did better the longer they stayed on the treatment, they recommend that awoman triesthe evening ...
Judy Graham, 1989
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Perennial All-Stars: The 150 Best Perennials for ...
MISSOURI EVENING PRIMROSE^ Oenothera niissouriensis MANY PERENNIALS HAVE YELLOW FLOWERS, but only a few deliver the bright, clear lemon yellow of Missouri evening primrose. The blossoms are big and showy — as much as ...
Jeff Cox, 2002
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Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants
EVENING PRIMROSE (Oenothera) FAMILY - Evening Primrose (Onagraceae) OTHER NAMES - King's Cure- All, Sand Lily, Common Evening Primrose, Morning Primrose, Gumbo Primrose, German Rampion. Rock Rose. DESCRIPTION- ...
Bradford Angier, 1974
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Lupus: Alternative Therapies That Work
GLA will not help lupus patients who are taking more than small doses of steroids .13 We can get GLA from evening primrose oil, which is quite expensive. Borage oil, black currant oil, and spirulina microalgae also supply GLA and are less ...
Sharon Moore, 2000
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The Veterinary Formulary
Dietary supplementation with evening primrose oil, and with mixtures of evening primrose oil and marine fish oil, has been shown to be effective in canine atopy. Although the effect appears to be dose related, optimum dosages and the most ...
Yolande M. Bishop, British Veterinary Association, 2005
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Canadian Medicinal Crops
Although GLA has been obtained by fermentation of some yeasts and other fungi, and from currants (Ribes species), the chief commercial sources are evening primrose and borage (Borago officinalis L.). Companies have engaged in a ...
Ernest Small, Paul M. Catling, 1999
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The Complete Natural Medicine Guide to the 50 Most Common ...
The existence of a decreased rate of delta-6 desaturation in atopic individuals is not universally accepted.1" The therapeutic rationale for the use of evening primrose oil is that since it is rich in GLA it bypasses the rate limiting delta-6 ...
Heather Boon, Michael Smith, 2004
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Advanced Therapy of Breast Disease
Evening primrose oil has been advocated to correct this imbalance. Evening primrose oil is an effective treatment for mastalgia''-48"50 but is slow to work, with some effect after 2 months of treatment but significant results only after 4 months of ...
S. Eva Singletary, Geoffrey L. Robb, Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, 2004
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Fundamentals of Pharmacology for Veterinary Technicians
Evening primrose oil has been used in humans for treating premenstrual syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetic ... Evening primrose oil may lower the seizure threshold in some people on phenothiazine medication, so use caution when ...
Janet Amundson Romich, 2005
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Edible & Medicinal Flowers
Oenothera biennis The evening primrose is a hardy biennial which is native to North America, where it is a common weed. It has been used for centuries to treat a wide variety of ailments and modern research is verifying these age-old uses.
‎2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EVENING PRIMROSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term evening primrose is used in the context of the following news items.
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Steele: Dealing with water restrictions - Kelowna Capital News
The low growing, extremely drought tolerant, Missouri evening primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa) blooms abundantly from June to September. «Kelowna Capital News, Jul 15»
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What, When, and How Much to Eat
Supplements rich in essential fatty acids include fish oils containing EPA, evening primrose oil, and flax seed oil. • Avoid cooking food at high ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»
3
The magic of clever lighting - IOL Lifestyle
Evening primrose is the most obvious for creating luminescence”, says Mr Clarke. “The flowers open at dusk and you get almost a glow from ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
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Let go and let grow | Life and style | The Guardian
The runner beans and kale I've planted out within sliding distance of a mass of evening primrose have been seriously nibbled as a result. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Nature Journal: Blue Ridge Parkway's wildflower walks
... wild quinine, evening primrose, sundrops, four false foxglove species, thimble flower, tassel rue, round-leaved sundew, Michaux's saxifrage, ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jul 15»
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Keith Pinto Leads COMPANY, Beginning Tonight at San Francisco …
... of the films "Stavisky" (1974) and "Reds" (1981) and songs for "Dick Tracy" (1990) and the television production "Evening Primrose" (1966). «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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Vail Daily column: The night shift
The most well-known of the night blooming plants include the evening primrose family, and our locally common species has numerous ... «Vail Daily News, Jul 15»
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July is simply the heart of summer
Plus the primary yellows of mullein, evening primrose, ragwort, sunflowers, and cinquefoils. Of course July is also the time when chicory blues the meadows and ... «Troy Daily News, Jul 15»
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Botanists profile the world's grasslands
... families and photos of such familiar natives as coneflower, butterfly milkweed, gaillardia, evening primrose, blue grama grass and aspen. «Pueblo Chieftain, Jul 15»
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American beauties: From lupins to asters and evening primrose, let's …
Lupins fill the Cottage Garden with spires of colour and evening primrose seeds itself everywhere, filling the evenings with its delicious scent. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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