moonflower

moon·flow·er

M0411700 (mo͞on′flou′ər)n. Any of several vines of the genus Ipomoea having trumpet-shaped flowers that open at night.

moonflower

(ˈmuːnˌflaʊə) n1. (Plants) any of several night-blooming convolvulaceous plants, esp the white-flowered Calonyction (or Ipomoea) aculeatum2. (Plants) Also called: angels' tears a Mexican solanaceous plant, Datura suaveolens, planted in the tropics for its white night-blooming flowers

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(ˈmunˌflaʊ ər)

n. any of various vines of the morning glory family, having fragrant white flowers that bloom at night.

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moonflower - pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowersbelle de nuit, Ipomoea albamorning glory - any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day

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see morning glorymorning glory,
common name for members of the Convolvulaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and small trees (many of them climbing forms) inhabiting warm regions, especially the tropics of America and Asia. The family is characterized by milky sap.
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noun pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowers

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