Pronunciation: ' fo ̇ r- ə - ˌ kläk
Function: noun
Date: 1756
: any of a genus ( Mirabilis ) of chiefly American annual or perennial herbs (family Nyctaginaceae, the four-o'clock family) having apetalous flowers with a showy involucre simulating a calyx especially : a garden plant ( M. jalapa ) with fragrant yellow, red, or white flowers opening late in the afternoon