ALL meanings of four-o'clock
four-o'clock
F f - noun four-o'clock a common garden plant, Mirabilis jalapa, of the four-o'clock family, having tubular red, white, yellow, or variegated flowers that open late in the afternoon. 1
- noun four-o'clock any plant of the same genus. 1
- noun four-o'clock a tropical American nyctaginaceous plant, Mirabilis jalapa, cultivated for its tubular yellow, red, or white flowers that open in late afternoon 0
- noun four-o'clock another name for friarbird, esp the noisy friarbird (Philemon corniculatus): so called because of its cry 0
- adjective four-o'clock designating a family (Nyctaginaceae, order Caryophyllales) of dicotyledonous plants, including the bougainvilleas 0
- noun four-o'clock any of a genus (Mirabilis) of chiefly tropical American plants of the four-o'clock family, bearing petal-less flowers and, often, brightly colored leaves; esp., a garden plant (M. jalapa) with long-tubed blossoms that generally open at about 4:00 p.m. 0