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FLOWERS-OF-AN-HOUR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does flowers-of-an-hour mean?
• FLOWERS-OF-AN-HOUR (noun)
The noun FLOWERS-OF-AN-HOUR has 1 sense:
1. annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America
Familiarity information: FLOWERS-OF-AN-HOUR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
black-eyed Susan; bladder ketmia; flower-of-an-hour; flowers-of-an-hour; Hibiscus trionum
Hypernyms ("flowers-of-an-hour" is a kind of...):
hibiscus (any plant of the genus Hibiscus)
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