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Definition of Moonflower
1. Noun. Pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowers.
Definition of Moonflower
1. n. The oxeye daisy; -- called also moon daisy.
Definition of Moonflower
1. Noun. Any of several unrelated vines which bloom at night ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Moonflower
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Moonflower
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Moonflower
Literary usage of Moonflower
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
""moonflower" is often applied indiscriminately to several species of ...
pl.; Brazilian morning-glory is 7. setosa; hardy or perennial moonflower is 7. ..."
2. The Study of Nature by Samuel Christian Schmucker (1908)
"Such flowers as the moonflower, the petunia, ... Few even of this group can reach
to the bottom of the moonflower, which must depend for its pollination ..."
3. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"moonflower. Pig. 1170. Stem ]i>-20 ft. high: Ivs. 3-8 in. ... The moonflower is
most popular as a garden plant,but it also does well trained along the roof ..."
4. The Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture: A Reference System of Commercial by Granville Lowther, William Worthington (1914)
"... moonflower and Cypress Vine The plants included under the names morning glory,
moonflower, and cypress vine, while all classed together botanical- ly, ..."
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