marvel-of-Peru

[ mahr-vuh l-uh v-puh-roo ]
/ ˈmɑr vəl əv pəˈru /

noun

the four-o'clock, Mirabilis jalapa.

Origin of marvel-of-Peru

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example sentences from the Web for marvel-of-peru

  • In default of better-loved flowers, the four-o'clock, or marvel-of-Peru, was made into a similar garland.

    Child Life in Colonial Days |Alice Morse Earle

British Dictionary definitions for marvel-of-peru

marvel-of-Peru

noun plural marvels-of-Peru

another name for four-o'clock (def. 1)

Word Origin for marvel-of-Peru

C16: first found in Peru