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marvel-of-peru
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun marvel-of-peru has 1 sense
- marvel-of-peru(n = noun.plant) common four-o'clock, mirabilis jalapa, mirabilis uniflora - common garden plant of North America having fragrant red or purple or yellow or white flowers that open in late afternoon; Array is a kind of four o'clock
CIDE DICTIONARY
marvel-of-peru, n.
A common garden plant (Mirabilis jalapa or Mirabilis uniflora ) of North America having fragrant red or purple or yellow or white flowers that open in late afternoon; called also four-o'clock . See four-o'clock. [WordNet 1.5]
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