Moonflower
[moon-flou-er] /ˈmunˌflaʊ ər/
noun
1.
a plant, Ipomoea alba, of the morning glory family, having fragrant white that bloom at night.
/ˈmuːnˌflaʊə/
noun
1.
any of several night-blooming convolvulaceous plants, esp the white-flowered Calonyction (or Ipomoea) aculeatum
2.
Also called angels’ tears. a Mexican solanaceous plant, Datura suaveolens, planted in the tropics for its white night-blooming flowers
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