Definition
An evening primrose or similar flower that blooms in the evening; literally 'evening flower' in Dutch.
Etymology
From Dutch avond ('evening') + bloem ('flower'). This is a direct Dutch word referring to plants that open their flowers in the evening hours, particularly evening primrose species.
Kelly Says
These flowers have an amazing adaptation—they stay closed during the hot day and open at night to attract moths instead of bees. The Dutch name captures this perfectly: they're literally evening flowers, and their nighttime strategy is a beautiful example of plant evolution.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማዕዘን ፀሐይ
maʿzən t͡sʰɛhɛj
ARالعربية
زهرة المساء
zahrat al-masāʾ
BNবাংলা
সন্ধ্যার ফুল
śondhyār phul
CACatalà
flor de vespre
flɔr də ˈbɛspɾə
CSČeština
večerní květ
vɛt͡ʃɛrɲiː kvɛt
DADansk
aftenblomst
ˈæfn̩blɒmst
DEDeutsch
Abendblume
ˈaːbntbluːmə
ELΕλληνικά
βραδινό λουλούδι
vraðinó lulúði
ESEspañol
flor de la tarde
flor de la tarde
FISuomi
illan kukka
ilːɑn kukːɑ
FRFrançais
fleur du soir
flœʁ dy swaʁ
GUGU
સાંજનો ફૂલ
sā̃jno phūl
HAHA
furen yamma
furen yamma
HEעברית
פרח ערב
parakh ʿerev
HIहिन्दी
शाम का फूल
śām kā phūl
HUMagyar
esti virág
ɛʃti viːraːɡ
IDBahasa Indonesia
bunga sore
buŋa sɔrɛ
IGIG
ọkpọkọ ehihie
ɔkpɔkɔ ɛhɪhɪɛ
ITItaliano
fiore della sera
fjoːre della ˈsɛːra
JA日本語
夕方の花
yūgata no hana
KMKM
ផ្កាពេលល្ងាច
phkɑː pɨl lŋaːc
MRMR
सायंकाळचे फूल
sāyaṇkāḷce phūl
MSBahasa Melayu
bunga petang
buŋa pətaŋ
MYမြန်မာ
ညနေခင်းပြန်
nənè kʰɪ́ɰ̃ bjáɰ̃
NLNederlands
avondbloem
ɑˈvɔntblum
NONorsk
aftenblom
ˈɑ̀ftn̩blom
PAPA
ਸ਼ਾਮ ਦਾ ਫੁੱਲ
śām dā phull
PLPolski
kwiat wieczorny
kfjat ˈvʲɛt͡ʂɔrnɨ
PTPortuguês
flor da tarde
flɔɾ dɐ ˈtaɾðɨ
RORomână
floare de seară
floa.re de se.a.rə
RUРусский
вечерний цветок
vʲɪt͡ʃɪrʲnʲɪj t͡svʲetɔk
SVSvenska
aftonblomma
aftɔnblʊmːa
SWKiswahili
ua la jioni
ua la jioni
TAதமிழ்
மாலைப் பூ
mālaip pū
TEతెలుగు
సాయంత్రపు పువ్వు
sāyaṇṭrapu puvvu
THไทย
ดอกไม้ตอนเย็น
dɔ̀k maî tɔn yen
TLTL
bulaklak ng gabi
bʊ.lak.lak ng ga.bi
TRTürkçe
akşam çiçeği
ɑkʃɑm t͡ʃit͡ʃeɣi
UKУкраїнська
вечірній квіт
vɛt͡ʃirnʲij kvit
URاردو
شام کا پھول
śām kā phūl
VITiếng Việt
hoa chiều
hwa tʰɨu
ZUZU
ithambo lencwisheni
i.tʰam.bo len.t͡ʃwi.ʃe.ni