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hursinghar

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hur⋅sin⋅ghar

[hur-sing-gahr]
–noun
night jasmine (def. 1).

Origin:
< Hindi hārsiṅgār, hārsiṅghār

night jasmine

–noun
1. Also called hursinghar, sad tree, tree of sadness. a jasminelike, Indian shrub or small tree, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, of the verbena family, having fragrant, white and orange flowers that bloom at night.
2. Also called night jessamine. a West Indian shrub, Cestrum nocturnum, of the nightshade family, having fragrant, creamy-white flowers that bloom at night.

Origin:
1865–70
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