sweet four o'clock

Thân thiện

A bee hovers near a sweet four o'clock blooming in the desert.

Definition

Noun: 1. A flowering plant: A leafy wildflower (Mirabilis longiflora) native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, characterized by fragrant, slender, trumpet-shaped flowers that are typically white or pale pink and often open in the late afternoon.

Usage and Examples

• The sweet four o'clock is well-adapted to arid environments.
• We planted sweet four o'clock in the garden for its evening fragrance.
• The delicate, trumpet-shaped bloom of the sweet four o'clock is a lovely sight at dusk.

Advanced Usage

• The name "four o'clock" refers to the tendency of flowers in the genus to open in the late afternoon. "Sweet" describes the flower's fragrance.
• In botanical or horticultural contexts, sweet four o'clock is valued as a drought-tolerant, night-blooming ornamental plant.

Variants and Related Words

• Marvel of Peru (): A more common, cultivated relative of the sweet four o'clock, known for its brightly colored flowers.
• Four-o'clock: The common name for plants in the genus .

Synonyms

• (scientific name)
• Longtube four-o'clock

Related Terms

• Night-blooming: A term describing plants whose flowers open in the evening or at night, like the sweet four o'clock.
• Wildflower: A flowering plant that grows in the wild, not intentionally seeded or planted by humans.

Học thuật

Noun

1. leafy wildflower having fragrant slender white or pale pink trumpet-shaped flowers; southwestern United States and northern Mexico

Từ đồng nghĩa

• maravilla
• Mirabilis longiflora