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Oenothera macrocarpa

Oenothera macrocarpa

9.9
A plant from south central United States with large yellow flowers that open in the evening
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Oenothera macrocarpa
  • Many gardeners prize Oenothera macrocarpa for its showy evening flowers.

Examples

  • The garden featured several beautiful Oenothera macrocarpa blooming at dusk.

  • The Oenothera macrocarpa blooms beautifully in the evening.

  • Botanists studied the distribution of Oenothera macrocarpa in its native habitats.

  • Many gardeners love Oenothera macrocarpa for its vibrant yellow flowers.

  • Many gardeners prize Oenothera macrocarpa for its showy evening flowers.

  • The garden featured several beautiful Oenothera macrocarpa blooming at dusk.

  • Botanists studied the distribution of Oenothera macrocarpa in its native habitats.

Synonyms

Missouri primrose
vsOenothera macrocarpa
  • US
8.7

A plant from south central United States with large yellow flowers that open in the evening

is the scientific name for the same evening-blooming species
Ozark sundrops
vsOenothera macrocarpa
  • Specialized
9.7

A wild plant in central United States with bright yellow flowers that open in the evening

focuses on larger flower size rather than brightness when identifying

Surface Forms

Oenothera macrocarpa singular
Oenothera macrocarpas plural

Morphology

Oenothera + macrocarpa

This is a Linnaean binomial combining the genus 'Oenothera' (evening-primrose, night-opening flowers) with the epithet 'macrocarpa', which can be analysed as macro- 'large' + -carpa 'fruit'. Given this straightforward descriptive composition, a learner who knows both constituents can infer it denotes an Oenothera species with a large fruiting/large-featured form, so the meaning is transparently derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Oenothera macrocarpa may come from ancient Greek: Oenothera for a flower that opens in the evening and macrocarpa from macro + carpa meaning 'large' and 'fruit'. So the name describes a plant with large seed pods and evening-opening yellow flowers.