Meaning of FOUR O'CLOCK
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| | Definition: | | [n] any of several plants of the genus Mirabilis having flowers that open in late afternoon |
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| | See Also: | | California four o'clock, Colorado four o'clock, common four-o'clock, desert four o'clock, flower, genus Mirabilis, maravilla, marvel-of-Peru, Mirabilis, Mirabilis californica, Mirabilis jalapa, Mirabilis laevis, Mirabilis longiflora, Mirabilis multiflora, Mirabilis oblongifolia, Mirabilis uniflora, mountain four o'clock, sweet four o'clock | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Four"-o'clock`\, n.
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Mirabilis}. There are about
half a dozen species, natives of the warmer parts of
America. The common four-o'clock is {M. Jalapa}. Its
flowers are white, yellow, and red, and open toward
sunset, or earlier in cloudy weather; hence the name. It
is also called {marvel of Peru}, and {afternoon lady}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The friar bird; -- so called from its cry,
which resembles these words.
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