| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A plant of the genus Mirabilis. There are about half a dozen species, natives of the warmer parts of America. The common four-o'clock is M. Jalapa. Its flowers are white, yellow, and red, and open toward sunset, or earlier in cloudy weather; hence the name. It is also called marvel of Peru, and afternoon lady.[Websters]
2. The friar bird; -- so called from its cry, which resembles these words.[Websters]. | |
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Date "FOUR-O'CLOCK" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Common Expressions: FOUR-O'CLOCK
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| Common four-o'clock | Common garden plant of North America having fragrant red or purple or yellow or white flowers that open in late afternoon. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Four-o'clock family | A family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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