moonflower en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmuːnflaʊə/ (UK)
Etymology
From moon + flower.
Meanings
- (obsolete) Any of certain plants that flower at night: ▸ An ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare).
- Any of certain plants that flower at night: ▸ A corn marigold (Glebionis segetum).
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Any of certain plants that flower at night: ▸ Any member of certain species of the genus Ipomoea of morning-glory vines ,
Hôtel Saint-George […] through whose exotic gardens of giant contorted euphorbia and sweet-smelling moonflowers Churchill and the titans of the Second World War strolled, laying plans for a world in which Anglo-Saxon predominance seemed assured in perpetuity.
1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 46:
- Any of certain plants that flower at night: ▸ Any member of certain species of the genus Ipomoea of morning-glory vines , ▸ especially, Ipomoea alba (tropical white morning-glory).
- Any of certain plants that flower at night: ▸ Any member of any of the species in the genera Cereus and Stenocereus (syn. Hylocereus) spp.) of columnar cactuses.
- Any of certain plants that flower at night: ▸ Any member of any of the species in the genus Datura (devil's trumpets, thorn apples), including Datura innoxia (angel's trumpet).
- Any of certain plants that flower at night: ▸ Any member of any of the species in the genus Mentzelia (blazingstars and stickleafs), including Mentzelia pumila (dwarf mentzelia).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| moonflowers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
moonflower bush · Amazon moonflower · beach moonflower · moonflower cactus · sea moonflower
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Translations (7)
pl księżycowy kwiat (Ipomoea alba) · pl wilec biały (Ipomoea alba) · pl księżycowa winorośl (Ipomoea alba) · ja 夜顔 (Ipomoea alba) · eo blanka ipomeo (Ipomoea alba) · fr fleur de lune (Ipomoea alba) · nl maanbloem (Ipomoea alba)