'M Jalapa' definitions:

Definition of 'M Jalapa'

From: GCIDE
  • Four-o'clock \Four"-o'clock`\, n.
  • 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Mirabilis. There are about half a dozen species, natives of the warmer parts of America. The common four-o'clock is M. Jalapa. Its flowers are white, yellow, and red, and open toward sunset, or earlier in cloudy weather; hence the name. It is also called marvel of Peru, and afternoon lady. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) The friar bird; -- so called from its cry, which resembles these words. [1913 Webster]