vespertine - 3 dictionary results
ves⋅per⋅tine
[ves-per-tin, -tahyn] 
pər
–adjective
| 1. | of, pertaining to, or occurring in the evening: vespertine stillness. |
| 2. | Botany. opening or expanding in the evening, as certain flowers. |
| 3. | Zoology. appearing or flying in the early evening; crepuscular. |
Also, ves⋅per⋅ti⋅nal [ves-per-tahyn-l] .
[ves-per-tahyn-l] .
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| ves·per·tine (věs'pər-tīn') adj.
[Latin vespertīnus, from vesper, evening; see vesper.] |
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Vespertine
Ves"per*tine\, a. [L. vespertinus. See Vesper.]1. Of or pertaining to the evening; happening or being in the evening. --Gray. 2. (Bot.) Blossoming in the evening.
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