moonflower

[ moon-flou-er ]

/ ˈmunˌflaʊ ər /

a plant, Ipomoea alba, of the morning glory family, having fragrant white flowers that bloom at night.

Origin of moonflower

First recorded in 1780–90; moon + flower

The Moonflower Vineby Jetta Carleton A rediscovered gem reminiscent of To Kill a Mockingbird.

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The digging began at the fence and reached the moonflower, whose roots were indeed deep.

Harding's luck |E. [Edith] Nesbit
The moonflower on the bookcase behind Alexander was a thing of beauty.

The Lani People |J. F. Bone

This latter I managed to do by asking him how it chanced that the Moonflower was allowed to sport a star on her funnel.

Sea-Hounds |Lewis R. Freeman
The table happened to be set down just over the hole that had held the roots of the moonflower.

Harding's luck |E. [Edith] Nesbit
The seeds of the Moonflower must be soaked in hot water, and left over night, before sowing.

A Woman's Hardy Garden |Helena Rutherfurd Ely

moonflower

/ (ˈmuːnˌflaʊə) /

any of several night-blooming convolvulaceous plants, esp the white-flowered Calonyction (or Ipomoea) aculeatum

Also called: angels' tears a Mexican solanaceous plant, Datura suaveolens, planted in the tropics for its white night-blooming flowers