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MARAVILLA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Leafy wildflower having fragrant slender white or pale pink trumpet-shaped flowers; southwestern United States and northern Mexico
Synonyms:
maravilla; Mirabilis longiflora; sweet four o'clock
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("maravilla" is a kind of...):
four o'clock (any of several plants of the genus Mirabilis having flowers that open in late afternoon)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Wildflower having vibrant deep pink tubular evening-blooming flowers; found in sandy and desert areas from southern California to southern Colorado and into Mexico
Synonyms:
Colorado four o'clock; desert four o'clock; maravilla; Mirabilis multiflora
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("maravilla" is a kind of...):
four o'clock (any of several plants of the genus Mirabilis having flowers that open in late afternoon)