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flower-of-an-hour

/ˈflaʊ.ər əv ən ˈaʊər/

Traduction: Plante herbacée annuelle originaire des tropiques de l'Ancien Monde, caractérisée par des fleurs jaunes éphémères à centre violet, naturalisée comme adventice en Amérique du Nord.

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noun

/ˈflaʊ.ər əv ən ˈaʊər/C1formalscientific
  • frPlante herbacée annuelle originaire des tropiques de l'Ancien Monde, caractérisée par des fleurs jaunes éphémères à centre violet, naturalisée comme adventice en Amérique du Nord.

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.

    frHibiscus trionum

    • 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.

    Synonymesmodesty

Formes
  • flowers-of-an-hour plural form
  • flowers-of-an-hour's possessive plural form
  • flower-of-an-hour's possessive singular form