four-o'clock

(fôr′ə-klŏk′)n. Any of several plants of the genus Mirabilis, especially M. jalapa, native to tropical America and widely cultivated for its trumpet-shaped, variously colored flowers that open late in the afternoon.

four-o'clock

n 1. (Plants) Also called: marvel-of-Peru a tropical American nyctaginaceous plant, Mirabilis jalapa, cultivated for its tubular yellow, red, or white flowers that open in late afternoon 2. (Animals) Austral another name for friarbird, esp the noisy friarbird (Philemon corniculatus): so called because of its cry

four′-o'clock`

n. any plant of the genus Mirabilis, having tubular flowers that open in the late afternoon. [1750–60]

four-o'clock

four-o'clock,

common name for members of the Nyctaginaceae, a family of plants found in warm climates, especially in the Americas, chiefly as herbs but often in the tropics as shrubs or trees. Species native to the United States are mostly restricted to the southern and Pacific regions, e.g., the sand verbena of the deserts. The four-o'clock, or marvel of Peru (genus Mirabilis), of tropical Asia and America and the woody bougainvilleabougainvillea
or bougainvillaea
[for L. A. de Bougainville], any plant of the genus Bougainvillea of the family Nyctaginaceae (four-o'clock family); chiefly tropical American woody vines with showy petallike bracts, usually in shades of brilliant red or purple.
..... Click the link for more information. vine with its showy bracts are widely cultivated as garden ornamentals in suitable climates and in greenhouses. Some members of the family are of minor importance medicinally. Four-o'clocks are classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Caryophyllales, family Nyctaginaceae.

单词	four-o'clock
释义	four-o'clock four-o'clock (fôr′ə-klŏk′)n. Any of several plants of the genus Mirabilis, especially M. jalapa, native to tropical America and widely cultivated for its trumpet-shaped, variously colored flowers that open late in the afternoon. four-o'clock n 1. (Plants) Also called: marvel-of-Peru a tropical American nyctaginaceous plant, Mirabilis jalapa, cultivated for its tubular yellow, red, or white flowers that open in late afternoon 2. (Animals) Austral another name for friarbird, esp the noisy friarbird (Philemon corniculatus): so called because of its cry four′-o'clock` n. any plant of the genus Mirabilis, having tubular flowers that open in the late afternoon. [1750–60] four-o'clock four-o'clock, common name for members of the Nyctaginaceae, a family of plants found in warm climates, especially in the Americas, chiefly as herbs but often in the tropics as shrubs or trees. Species native to the United States are mostly restricted to the southern and Pacific regions, e.g., the sand verbena of the deserts. The four-o'clock, or marvel of Peru (genus Mirabilis), of tropical Asia and America and the woody bougainvilleabougainvillea or bougainvillaea [for L. A. de Bougainville], any plant of the genus Bougainvillea of the family Nyctaginaceae (four-o'clock family); chiefly tropical American woody vines with showy petallike bracts, usually in shades of brilliant red or purple. ..... Click the link for more information. vine with its showy bracts are widely cultivated as garden ornamentals in suitable climates and in greenhouses. Some members of the family are of minor importance medicinally. Four-o'clocks are classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta , division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem). ..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Caryophyllales, family Nyctaginaceae. ThesaurusSeeMirabilis jalapa
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