evening primrose oil

noun

Oil, extracted from the seeds of the evening primrose, used as a complementary medicine (for example, to relieve premenstrual stress).

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Meanings

nounevening primrose oil (uncountable)
  1. uncountableOil, extracted from the seeds of the evening primrose, used as a complementary medicine (for example, to relieve premenstrual stress).

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 月見草油 /月见草油
  • 月見草油 /月见草油 (yuèjiàncǎoyóu)oil from the seeds of the evening primrose
Finnish helokkiöljy
  • helokkiöljyoil from the seeds of the evening primrose
Portuguese óleo de onagra
  • óleo de onagraoil from the seeds of the evening primrose
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Chicago

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