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Definition of Oenothera biennis
1. Noun. A coarse biennial of eastern North America with yellow flowers that open in the evening; naturalized in Europe.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oenothera Biennis
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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