Mirabilis
- noun
- /mɪˈræbɪlɪs/
- Specialized
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Mirabilis
- The garden was filled with beautiful Mirabilis plants that bloomed in a variety of colors each evening.
Examples
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When the sun began to set, the Mirabilis flowers opened up, filling the air with a sweet scent.
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In her flower shop, she arranged a stunning bouquet of Mirabilis to attract customers with their lovely fragrance.
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We have found that P. mirabilis fed one housefly per day produce nearly twice as many eggs as those given one fly every three days.
Academic text (1991) -
Jiang et al. also found that S. viridans was the most common isolated bacteria, followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, and Haemophilus parainfluenzae.
Academic text (2003) -
Proteus mirabilis, Enterobacter aerogenes, coagulase-negative Staphylococcus, Enterococcus faecalis, and Candida albicans.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
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A garden plant with colorful, fragrant flowers that open in the late afternoon
Compounds
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An edible mushroom with a dark brown cap, small yellow-green holes under it, and a reddish stalk
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A California plant with purple red flowers that open in the late afternoon
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A garden plant with fragrant, colorful flowers that open in the late afternoon, often called four o'clock
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A leafy wildflower with long white or pale pink trumpet-shaped flowers that smell sweet in the evening
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A wildflower with deep pink tube-shaped flowers that open in the evening in desert areas
A garden plant from North America with fragrant flowers that open in the late afternoon
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A rare desert plant from southwest Africa with a thick trunk and two long strap-like leaves that live many years
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mirabilis comes from the Latin word mirabilis, meaning 'wonderful' or 'remarkable', and it shares the same root as admire and miracle. So the plant called Mirabilis is named for its showy, often fragrant evening flowers that make people 'wonder'.