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marvel-of-Peru

[ mahr-vuhl-uhv-puh-roo ]

noun

  1. the four-o'clock, Mirabilis jalapa.


marvel-of-Peru

noun

  1. another name for four-o'clock
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of marvel-of-Peru1

First recorded in 1590–1600
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Word History and Origins

Origin of marvel-of-Peru1

C16: first found in Peru
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Example Sentences

In default of better-loved flowers, the four-o'clock, or marvel-of-Peru, was made into a similar garland.

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