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
Example Sentences
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Other nocturnal blossoms deploy scents like siren calls: The creamy whorls of the moonflower vine hint at vanilla and sunscreen, while the heavy bells of brugmansia are franker and muskier in aura, verging on narcotic.
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2021
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
One species, the Hawaiian moonflower, lives only in the dry forests of Hawaii — but its closest relatives all live in Mexico.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2018
She was sitting on the edge of a sandy bank beside a big moonflower plant.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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