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MOONFLOWER: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowers
 
 Synonyms: belle de nuit, Ipomoea alba
 
 See Also: morning glory

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Moon"flow`er\, n. (Bot.)
(a) The oxeye daisy; -- called also {moon daisy}.
(b) A kind of morning glory ({Ipom[oe]a Bona-nox}) with large
    white flowers opening at night.
 

 

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