n., The four o'clock (Mirabilis jalapa 🌐), from tropical America, a shrubby herb with fragrant, red, white, yellow, or striped flowers, opening in late afternoon, and used by Hawaiians for leis in the evening. The plants have medicinal properties. (Neal 335–6.) Literally, evening beauty.
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Four ʻōclocks (Mirabilis jalapa). (NEAL 335.) See Plants: Uses.
Four oʻclock (Mirabilis jalapa). In Hawaiʻi, four oʻclocks, which are from tropical America, grow wild and also are cultivated. They make good hedges, and the popular flower is used for leis. The Hawaiian name means “beauty of the evening.” Roots have a purgative value, boiled leaves are used as poultices, and the black seeds—in a white, powdery form—are used as a cosmetic.
Four ʻōclock (Mirabilis jalapa). In Hawaiʻi, four oʻclocks, which are from tropical America, grow wild and also are cultivated. They make good hedges, and the popular flower is used for leis. The Hawaiian name means “beauty of the evening.” Roots have a purgative value, boiled leaves are used as poultices, and the black seeds—in a white, powdery form—are used as a cosmetic. (NEAL 335.)
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