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marvel-of-peru

[mahr-vuhl-uhv-puh-roo]

mar·vel-of-Pe·ru

[mahr-vuhl-uhv-puh-roo]
noun
the four-o'clock, Mirabilis jalapa.

Origin:
1590–1600
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marvel-of-Peru
 
n , pl marvels-of-Peru
another name for four-o'clock
 
[C16: first found in Peru]

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