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flowers-of-an-hour

/ˈflaʊ.ər əv ən ˈaʊər/

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noun

flower-of-an-hour/ˈflaʊ.ər əv ən ˈaʊər/C1formalscientific
  • ruОднолетнее сорное растение, родом из тропиков Старого Света, характеризующееся недолговечными жёлтыми цветками с фиолетовой серединой, натурализовавшееся как сорняк в Северной Америке.

An annual weedy herb native to the Old World tropics, characterized by ephemeral yellow flowers with purple centers, now naturalized as a weed in North America.

  1. Annual weedy herbC2formal

    A short-lived annual plant with ephemeral yellow flowers that have a purple center, native to the Old World tropics and naturalized as a weed in North America.

    ruОднолетнее сорное растение

    • The flower-of-an-hour blooms only for a few hours before wilting.
    • This plant, often found in disturbed soils, is known for its delicate purple-eyed blossoms.
    • Gardeners sometimes consider the flower-of-an-hour a weed due to its rapid spread.

    Synonymsmodesty

Forms
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  • flower-of-an-hour's possessive singular form

noun

/ˈflaʊ.əz əv ən ˈaʊər/C1formalscientific
  • ruОднолетнее сорное травянистое растение, родом из тропиков Старого Света, известное своими недолговечными жёлтыми цветками с фиолетовой серединкой, натурализовавшееся как сорняк в Северной Америке.

An annual weedy herb native to the Old World tropics, known for its ephemeral yellow flowers with purple centers, now naturalized as a weed in North America.

  1. Annual weedy herbC2formalscientific

    A short-lived annual plant with yellow flowers that have a purple center, native to the Old World tropics and naturalized as a weed in North America.

    ruОднолетнее сорное растение

    • The flowers-of-an-hour bloomed briefly in the morning sun.
    • This plant, known as flowers-of-an-hour, is often found in disturbed soils.
    • Gardeners sometimes remove flowers-of-an-hour because it spreads quickly.

    Synonymsflower-of-an-hourmodesty