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
Word Origin for marvel-of-Peru
C16: first found in Peru