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Four-o'clock

Four-o'clock Meaning & Definition
Four-o'clock Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Four-o'clock?

[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

Four-o'clock In Webster's Dictionary

\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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