flower-of-an-hour

noun

The plant Hibiscus trionum

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flowers-of-an-hourbladder ketmiablack-eyed SusanHibiscus trionum

Meanings

nounflower-of-an-hour (plural flowers-of-an-hour)

plural flowers-of-an-hour

  1. The plant Hibiscus trionum

Synonyms & antonyms

nounannual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America

Similar
flowers-of-an-hourbladder ketmiablack-eyed SusanHibiscus trionum
Broader

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APA

flower-of-an-hour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flower-of-an-hour

MLA

“flower-of-an-hour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flower-of-an-hour. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flower-of-an-hour,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flower-of-an-hour.

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