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CALIFORNIA FOUR O'CLOCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does California four o'clock mean?
• CALIFORNIA FOUR O'CLOCK (noun)
The noun CALIFORNIA FOUR O'CLOCK has 1 sense:
1. California four o'clock with purple-red flowers
Familiarity information: CALIFORNIA FOUR O'CLOCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CALIFORNIA FOUR O'CLOCK (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
California four o'clock with purple-red flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
California four o'clock; Mirabilis californica; Mirabilis laevis
Hypernyms ("California four o'clock" is a kind of...):
four o'clock (any of several plants of the genus Mirabilis having flowers that open in late afternoon)
Holonyms ("California four o'clock" is a member of...):
genus Mirabilis; Mirabilis (four o'clocks)
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