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NIGHT JASMINE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by night
Synonyms:
Cestrum nocturnum; night jasmine; night jessamine
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("night jasmine" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("night jasmine" is a member of...):
Cestrum; genus Cestrum (genus of fragrant tropical American shrubs)