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Four-o'clock
Pronunciation : Four"-o'clock`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. (Bot.)
Defn: 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.
2. (Zo?l.)
Defn: The friar bird; -- so called from its cry, which resembles these words.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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