four_o[clock (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *four o'clock*:
NOUN	plant	four o'clock	any of several plants of the genus Mirabilis having flowers that open in late afternoon

English > *four o'clock*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any of several plants of the genus Mirabilis having flowers that open in late afternoon.
Member of	Mirabilis, genus Mirabilis	four o'clocks
Narrower	California four o'clock, Mirabilis laevis, Mirabilis californica	California four o'clock with purple-red flowers
	common four-o'clock, marvel-of-Peru, Mirabilis jalapa, Mirabilis uniflora	Common garden plant of North America having fragrant red or purple or yellow or white flowers that open in late afternoon
	desert four o'clock, Colorado four o'clock, maravilla, Mirabilis multiflora	wildflower having vibrant deep pink tubular evening-blooming flowers
	mountain four o'clock, Mirabilis oblongifolia	leafy wildflower with lavender-pink flowers that open in the evening and remain through cool part of the next day
	sweet four o'clock, maravilla, Mirabilis longiflora	leafy wildflower having fragrant slender white or pale pink trumpet-shaped flowers
Broader	flower	A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

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