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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesprímula
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈpɾimulɐ
"O óleo de prímula é rico em ácidos graxos essenciais."
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A North American plant of the willowherb family that typically bears yellow flowers which open in the evening.
"The garden was illuminated by the bright yellow blossoms of the evening-primrose as dusk fell." - 2
The oil extracted from the seeds of this plant, commonly used as a dietary supplement rich in gamma-linolenic acid.
"She takes evening-primrose oil daily to help manage her skin condition."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the Late Middle English 'evening', referring to the time of day, and 'primrose', derived from Middle English 'primerose' and Medieval Latin 'primula rosa' meaning 'first rose of spring'. It was applied to this genus because many of its species open their showy yellow flowers in the evening.
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onagre
Transliteration: onagʁ
"L'huile d'onagre est bénéfique pour la peau."
Nachtkerze
Transliteration: ˈnaxtˌkɛʁt͡sə
"Nachtkerzen blühen erst in der Dämmerung auf."
enotera
Transliteration: enoˈtɛra
"L'olio di enotera viene spesso usato come integratore."
onagra
Transliteration: oˈnaɣɾa
"Las flores de la onagra se abren por la noche."
prímula
Transliteration: ˈpɾimulɐ
"O óleo de prímula é rico em ácidos graxos essenciais."
संध्या primrose
Transliteration: sandhya primrose
Script: संध्या प्रिमरोज़
"संध्या प्रिमरोज़ के तेल का उपयोग स्वास्थ्य के लिए किया जाता है।"
月见草
Transliteration: yuè jiàn cǎo
"月见草油对女性健康很有帮助。"
달맞이꽃
Transliteration: dalmaji-kkot
"달맞이꽃종자유는 피부 건강에 도움을 줍니다."
月見草
Transliteration: tsukimitsuki / tsukimiso
"夕暮れ時に月見草の花が咲きます。"
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Any of various North American perennial plants of the evening primrose family (Oenothera) bearing showy yellow flowers that typically open during the day.
A number that expresses amount or quantity, such as one, two, three, etc., as opposed to an ordinal number.
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