Meaning Of The Word Four-o'clock
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Four-o'clock Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Four-o'clock?
four-o'clock in British English
any of a genus (Mirabilis) of chiefly tropical American plants of the four-o'clock family, bearing petal-less flowers and, often, brightly colored leaves; esp., a garden plant (M. jalapa) with long-tubed blossoms that generally open at about 4:00 p.m. designating a family (Nyctaginaceae, order Caryophyllales) of dicotyledonous plants, including the bougainvilleas noun: a common garden plant, Mirabilis jalapa, of the four-o'clock family, having tubular red, white, yellow, or variegated flowers that open late in the afternoon noun: a tropical American nyctaginaceous plant, Mirabilis jalapa, cultivated for its tubular yellow, red, or white flowers that open in late afternoon |
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