moonflower Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowers
    belle de nuit; Ipomoea alba.

WordNet


Moon"flow`er noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) (a) The oxeye daisy; -- called also moon daisy. (b) A kind of morning glory (Ipomoea Bona-nox) with large white flowers opening at night.

Webster 1913