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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 flowersplay

  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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