four-o'clock

Japanese: four-o'clock(英語表記)fouroclock
four-o'clock

...A perennial plant of the Nyctaginaceae family native to tropical America, also known as "Yugesho" (evening makeup) because it blooms in the summer evening (illustration). It blooms in the evening and has the strongest fragrance, so in England it is called "four-o'clock" (4 p.m.). It was introduced to Japan a long time ago, and is recorded in Kaibara Ekiken's "Kafu" (Flower Book) in 1694 (Genroku 7) and other ancient books. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "four-o'clock" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…夏の夕方に開くので夕化粧(ゆうげしよう)の名でも知られている熱帯アメリカ原産のオシロイバナ科の多年草(イラスト)。夕方に開花し,香りも最も強くなるため,イギリスではfour‐o’clock(午後4時)と呼ばれる。渡来は古く1694年(元禄7)の貝原益軒の《花譜》やその他の古書にも記録がある。…

※「four-o'clock」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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