moonflower

moonflower
noun Date: circa 1909 a tropical American morning glory (Ipomoea alba syn. Calonyction aculeatum) with fragrant flowers; also any of several related plants

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  • moonflower — /moohn flow euhr/, n. a plant, Ipomoea alba, of the morning glory family, having fragrant white flowers that bloom at night. [1780 90; MOON + FLOWER] * * * …   Universalium

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