月つき見み草そう

noun

fourwing evening primrose

Botanical name for Oenothera tetraptera, a specific species of evening primrose with white flowers that open in the evening.

• 月つき見み草そうは夕ゆう方がたに白しろい花はなを咲さかせる。

  The fourwing evening primrose blooms white flowers in the evening.

noun

fragrant evening primrose; large-flowered evening primrose

Colloquially used for other evening primrose species, especially Oenothera stricta and Oenothera glazioviana, which are more commonly seen in gardens and roadsides.

See also: まつよいぐさ · オオマツヨイグサ

• 道みち端ばたに月つき見み草そうがたくさん咲さいていた。

  Many evening primroses were blooming by the roadside.