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Marvel-of-Peru   /mˈɑrvəl-əv-pərˈu/   Listen
Marvel-of-Peru

noun
1.
Common garden plant of North America having fragrant red or purple or yellow or white flowers that open in late afternoon.  Synonyms: common four-o'clock, Mirabilis jalapa, Mirabilis uniflora.





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"Marvel-of-peru" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the night caused such wonder when it arrived in England, that folks called it the 'marvel of Peru.' It is not at all uncommon now amongst the choice garden plants of other lands. The flowers are of several colours and open when the sun has set; the most conspicuous kind has long, dull, white flowers, which have a scent like the orange blossom or the heliotrope. One kind, however, ...
— Chatterbox, 1906 • Various


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