まつよいぐさ

noun

evening primrose; fragrant evening primrose

Sense 1 is the general term for evening primrose; sense 2 specifies Oenothera stricta. Both are common plant names.

• 庭にわにマツヨイグサが咲さいている。

  Evening primroses are blooming in the garden.

• 待まつ宵よい草ぐさは夕ゆう方がたに花はなを開ひらく。

  Evening primroses open their flowers in the evening.