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Mirabilis uniflora

Mirabilis uniflora

9.9
A garden plant from North America with fragrant flowers that open in the late afternoon
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : Mirabilis uniflora
  • Gardeners appreciate Mirabilis uniflora for its pleasant fragrance and striking late-afternoon blossoms.

Examples

  • The Mirabilis uniflora in our garden blooms with vibrant purple flowers every evening.

  • You can find Mirabilis uniflora growing wild in certain regions of North America.

  • Look at the lovely Mirabilis uniflora blooming in the corner!

  • The Mirabilis uniflora blooms beautifully in my garden.

  • Gardeners appreciate Mirabilis uniflora for its pleasant fragrance and striking late-afternoon blossoms.

  • The Mirabilis uniflora in our garden blooms with vibrant purple flowers every evening.

  • You can find Mirabilis uniflora growing wild in certain regions of North America.

Surface Forms

Mirabilis uniflora singular
Mirabilis unifloras plural

Morphology

Mirabilis + uniflora

This is a Latin scientific name (a binomial) functioning as a proper noun rather than a compositional English phrase; its specific meaning as a particular garden plant cannot be derived from the given constituents. 'Uniflora' is not an English lexical item and species names are essentially arbitrary labels, so a B1 learner who knows the listed parts would not reliably infer the described plant characteristics.

Etymology

Mirabilis uniflora comes from Latin words: Mirabilis meaning 'wonderful' and uniflora meaning 'one-flowered'. So the name paints a picture of a single, lovely flower that opens in the late afternoon, which explains why it refers to a fragrant plant that blooms each evening.