pretty-by-night
chiefly US regional (south Midland )
noun
The four o'clock plant, Mirabilis jalapa (family Nyctaginaceae), which has fragrant flowers that open in late afternoon.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Burton (1821–1890), explorer and author.
- frenulum
- frenum
- frenzied
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- freon
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- frequency
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- frequency hopping
- frequency modulation
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- fresh