Meaning

7 senses
  1. Any of certain plants that flower at night:

    A corn marigold (Glebionis segetum).

  2. Any member of certain species of the genus Ipomoea of morning-glory vines ,

  3. Any member of certain species of the genus Ipomoea of morning-glory vines ,

    Especially, Ipomoea alba (tropical white morning-glory).

  4. Any of certain plants that flower at night:

    Any member of any of the species in the genera Cereus and Stenocereus (syn. Hylocereus) spp.) of columnar cactuses.

  5. Any member of any of the species in the genus Datura (devil's trumpets, thorn apples), including Datura innoxia (angel's trumpet).

  6. Any member of any of the species in the genus Mentzelia (blazingstars and stickleafs), including Mentzelia pumila (dwarf mentzelia).

  7. (obsolete)An ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare).

More definitions
  • pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowers

Translations

2 languages

Origin

From moon + flower.

From moon + flower.

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Forms

plural: moonflowers
Singularmoonflower
Pluralmoonflowers

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
moon flowermoonvine
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

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