Œnothera
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œnothéra — ● œnothère ou œnothéra nom masculin (grec oinothêras) Herbe (œnothéracée) aux fleurs grandes, jaunes ou rougeâtres, réunies en grappes. (C est sur un œnothère que Hugo De Vries a découvert le phénomène des mutations [1886 à 1900].) ● œnothère ou… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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Evolution — Evolution (History and Scientific Foundation) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Evolution (History and Scientific Foundation) The world of organisms comprises a great system of individual forms generally classified according to structural… … Catholic encyclopedia
œnothère — [ enɔtɛr ] n. m. • 1811; œnothera 1777; gr. oinothêras ♦ Bot. Onagre (2.). ● œnothère ou œnothéra nom masculin (grec oinothêras) Herbe (œnothéracée) aux fleurs grandes, jaunes ou rougeâtres, réunies en grappes. (C est sur un œnothère que Hugo De… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Onagraceous — On a*gra ceous ([o^]n [.a]*gr[=a] sh[u^]s), Onagrarieous On a*gra*ri e*ous ( gr[asl]*r[imac] [ e]*[u^]s), a. [From NL. Onagra an old scientific name of the evening primrose ({[OE]nothera}), fr. Gr. ona gra a kind of plant; of uncertain origin.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Onagrarieous — Onagraceous On a*gra ceous ([o^]n [.a]*gr[=a] sh[u^]s), Onagrarieous On a*gra*ri e*ous ( gr[asl]*r[imac] [ e]*[u^]s), a. [From NL. Onagra an old scientific name of the evening primrose ({[OE]nothera}), fr. Gr. ona gra a kind of plant; of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Campanula Rapunculus — Rampion Ram pi*on (r[a^]m p[i^]*[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. raiponce, Sp. ruiponce, reponche, L. raperonzo, NL. rapuntium, fr. L. rapum, rapa, a turnip, rape. Cf. {Rape} a plant.] (Bot.) A plant ({Campanula Rapunculus}) of the Bellflower family, with a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Intextine — In*tex tine, n. [Infine + extine.] (Bot.) A thin membrane existing in the pollen grains of some plants, and situated between the extine and the intine, as in {[OE]nothera}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
K fruticosa — Sundrops Sun drops , n. [Sun + drop.] (Bot.) Any one of the several species of {Kneiffia}, esp. {K. fruticosa} (syn. {[OE]nothera fruticosa}), of the Evening primrose family, having flowers that open by daylight. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
OEnothera biennis — Rampion Ram pi*on (r[a^]m p[i^]*[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. raiponce, Sp. ruiponce, reponche, L. raperonzo, NL. rapuntium, fr. L. rapum, rapa, a turnip, rape. Cf. {Rape} a plant.] (Bot.) A plant ({Campanula Rapunculus}) of the Bellflower family, with a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
