| 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. |
| night jessamine | |
noun | |
| West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by night [syn: night jasmine] |