evening : Idioms & Phrases

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Evening flower

  • (Bot.), a genus of iridaceous plants (Hesperantha) from the Cape of Good Hope, with sword-shaped leaves, and sweet-scented flowers which expand in the evening.
Webster 1913

Evening grosbeak

  • noun North American grosbeak
    Hesperiphona vespertina.
WordNet
  • (Zoöl.), an American singing bird (Coccothraustes vespertina) having a very large bill. Its color is olivaceous, with the crown, wings, and tail black, and the under tail coverts yellow. So called because it sings in the evening.
Webster 1913

Evening primrose

  • noun any of several plants of the family Onagraceae
WordNet
  • . See under Primrose.
Webster 1913

The evening star

  • the bright star of early evening in the western sky, soon passing below the horizon; specifically, the planet Venus; called also Vesper and Hesperus. During portions of the year, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are also evening stars. See Morning Star.
Webster 1913