Mirabilis

noun

Mi·​rab·​i·​lis

mə̇ˈrabələ̇s

: a genus of American perennial herbs (family Nyctaginaceae) having a tubular-campanulate brightly colored calyx subtended by an involucre that resembles a calyx see four-o'clock

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, wonderful

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