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evening-primrose family

evening-primrose family

6.8
A group of flowering plants that includes the evening primrose
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : familia de las onagras
  • Members of the evening-primrose family are known for their distinctive four-petaled flowers.

Examples

  • Many species in the evening-primrose family bloom at night.

  • The evening-primrose family includes many species found throughout North America.

  • Botanists often study the evening-primrose family to learn about plant evolution and adaptation.

  • The evening-primrose family includes many beautiful plants.

  • Botanists often study the evening-primrose family to learn about plant evolution and adaptation.

  • Members of the evening-primrose family are known for their distinctive four-petaled flowers.

  • The evening-primrose family includes many species found throughout North America.

Synonyms

Onagraceae
vsevening-primrose family
  • Specialized
9.9

A family of flowering plants that includes evening primrose and fuchsia

is the common descriptive name used in everyday language

Surface Forms

evening-primrose family singular
evening-primrose families plural

Morphology

evening-primrose + family

The phrase is compositionally built: 'evening-primrose' names a plant and the pattern 'X family' conventionally means the taxonomic/grouping that contains X, so the overall meaning ('a family of flowering plants that includes the evening primrose') is directly derivable from the parts. This X + family construction is a regular, cross-linguistic pattern in scientific and everyday naming, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it.

Etymology

Evening-primrose family is named after the plant evening-primrose, whose flowers open in the evening and look like small primroses. The word family means a 'group of related plants', so the name tells you it is a group of flowering plants that includes the evening primrose.