MARVEL-OF-PERU

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: marvels-of-peru   

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Common garden plant of North America having fragrant red or purple or yellow or white flowers that open in late afternoon

Synonyms:

common four-o'clock; marvel-of-Peru; Mirabilis jalapa; Mirabilis uniflora

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("marvel-of-Peru" is a kind of...):

four o'clock (any of several plants of the genus Mirabilis having flowers that open in late afternoon)

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