Moonflower

Moonflower
Moonflower Moon"flow`er, n. (Bot.) (a) The oxeye daisy; -- called also {moon daisy}. (b) A kind of morning glory ({Ipom[oe]a Bona-nox}) with large white flowers opening at night. [1913 Webster]

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  • moonflower — noun Date: circa 1909 a tropical American morning glory (Ipomoea alba syn. Calonyction aculeatum) with fragrant flowers; also any of several related plants …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • moonflower — /moohn flow euhr/, n. a plant, Ipomoea alba, of the morning glory family, having fragrant white flowers that bloom at night. [1780 90; MOON + FLOWER] * * * …   Universalium

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