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four o'clock

DEFINITIONS OF: four o'clock

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n any of several plants of the genus Mirabilis having flowers that open in late afternoon

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Mirabilis jalapa, Mirabilis uniflora, common four-o'clock, marvel-of-Peru
common garden plant of North America having fragrant red or purple or yellow or white flowers that open in late afternoon
California four o'clock, Mirabilis californica, Mirabilis laevis
California four o'clock with purple-red flowers
Mirabilis longiflora, maravilla, sweet four o'clock
leafy wildflower having fragrant slender white or pale pink trumpet-shaped flowers; southwestern United States and northern Mexico
Colorado four o'clock, Mirabilis multiflora, desert four o'clock, maravilla
wildflower having vibrant deep pink tubular evening-blooming flowers; found in sandy and desert areas from southern California to southern Colorado and into Mexico
Mirabilis oblongifolia, mountain four o'clock
leafy wildflower with lavender-pink flowers that open in the evening and remain through cool part of the next day; found in open woods or brush in mountains of southern Colorado to Arizona and into Mexico
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a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
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