moonflower
Americannoun
noun
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any of several night-blooming convolvulaceous plants, esp the white-flowered Calonyction (or Ipomoea ) aculeatum
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Also called: angels' tears. a Mexican solanaceous plant, Datura suaveolens, planted in the tropics for its white night-blooming flowers
Etymology
Origin of moonflower
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In the Amazon, the moonflower cactus spirals around a tree trunk, high above the ground, so that it is above the water line when the forest floods and the water can disperse its seeds.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2022
These include a moonflower, which attracted global interest in February.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2021
A few lesser-known white flowers that Balfe likes are nicotiana, mandevilla, cosmos and moonflower, a plant that only blooms at night.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2021
The scientists estimate that the Hawaiian moonflower separated from its relatives — and made its journey across the Pacific — over a million years ago.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2018
After the shock of his father's transformation was over, the young king looked at the moonflower his father had prepared.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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