Define the word M Jalapa"M Jalapa" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Four-o'clock \Four"-o'clock`\, n.
1. (Bot.) 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.
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2. (Zool.) The friar bird; -- so called from its cry, which
resembles these words.
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