MOONFLOWER

moonflower, belle de nuit, Ipomoea alba

(noun) pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

moonflower (plural moonflowers)

Any of several plants that flower at night

(obsolete) The ox-eye daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare [18th-19th c.]

The corn marigold, Glebionis segetum.

Any of several vines of the genus Ipomoea, especially Ipomoea alba. [from 19th c.]

Species in genus Cereus and in Hylocereus.

Species of Datura, including Datura inoxia.

Species of Mentzelia, including Mentzelia pumila.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Moon"flow`er, n. (Bot.) (a) The oxeye daisy; -- called also moon daisy. (b) A kind of morning glory (Ipomoea Bona-nox) with large white flowers opening at night.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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