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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ves·per·tine       [ves-per-tin, -tahyn] Pronunciation Key
–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] Pronunciation Key.


[Origin: 1495–1505; < L vespertīnus, equiv. to vesper vesper + -tīnus adj. suffix]
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ves·per·tine       (věs'pər-tīn')  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or occurring in the evening.
  2. Botany Opening or blooming in the evening.
  3. Zoology Becoming active in the evening, as bats and owls; crepuscular.


[Latin vespertīnus, from vesper, evening; see vesper.]

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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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