Definition of Mirabilis californica

1. Noun. California four o'clock with purple-red flowers.

Exact synonyms: California Four O'clock, Mirabilis Laevis
Group relationships: Genus Mirabilis, Mirabilis
Generic synonyms: Four O'clock

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mirabilis Californica

Minos
Minot-Murphy diet
Minotaur
Minsk
Minsky
Mintaka
Minuartia
Minuit
Minuteman
Minæan
Minæans
Miocene
Miocene epoch
Mira
Mirabeau
Mirabilis californica (current term)
Mirabilis jalapa
Mirabilis laevis
Mirabilis longiflora
Mirabilis multiflora
Mirabilis oblongifolia
Mirabilis uniflora
Miranda
Miranda right
Miranda rights
Miranda rule
Miranda warning
Miranda warnings
Mirandaed
Mirandaing

Literary usage of Mirabilis californica

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1880)
"Mirabilis californica, one of the Nyctaginaceae, is common all over the hills, and has viscid, sticky leaves and stem, and bright purple salver-shaped ..."

2. The Popular Science Monthly (1888)
"A "four-o'clock," one of the three species within the Golden State, namely, Mirabilis californica, Gray, was found, with its viscid pubescent, thickish, ..."

3. Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences by California Academy of Sciences (1886)
"ABROMA CRUX-MALT.E, Kellogg, 1. c. ii. 71. Mirabilis californica, var. villosa, Kellogg, 1. c. iii. 10. Not sufficient difference to constitute a variety. ..."

4. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons (1906)
"... family—Helianthemum; and these blossoms do not in the least resemble a rose. CALIFORNIA FOUR-O'CLOCK. Mirabilis californica, Gray. Four-o'clock Family. ..."

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