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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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night jasmine  
n.  
  1. An Asian shrub or small tree (Nyctanthes arbortristis) having opposite leaves and small, fragrant flowers with an orange corolla tube and white corolla lobes.

  2. A West Indian shrub (Cestrum nocturnum) having small greenish-white flowers that are very fragrant at night.

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