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Definition of Mirabilis californica
1. Noun. California four o'clock with purple-red flowers.
Group relationships: Genus Mirabilis, Mirabilis
Generic synonyms: Four O'clock
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mirabilis Californica
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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