请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 marvel-of-peru
释义

marvel-of-Peru

[ mahr-vuhl-uhv-puh-roo ]
/ ˈmɑr vəl əv pəˈru /

noun

the four-o'clock, Mirabilis jalapa.

Origin of marvel-of-Peru

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby marvel-of-Peru

Marut, marv, marvel, Marvell, marvellous, marvel-of-Peru, marvelous, marver, Marvin, marvy, Marwa
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for marvel-of-Peru

  • In default of better-loved flowers, the four-o'clock, or marvel-of-Peru, was made into a similar garland.

    Child Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse Earle

British Dictionary definitions for marvel-of-Peru

marvel-of-Peru

noun plural marvels-of-Peru

another name for four-o'clock (def. 1)

Word Origin for marvel-of-Peru

C16: first found in Peru
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/11 16:48:36