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ˈnight-flower
[f. night n. + flower n.]
A flower that opens or blooms during the night.
1731Medley Kolben's Cape G. Hope II. 238 The Cape Europeans call all the Sorts [of Geranium Africanum] Night-Flowers. 1810M. Cutler in Life, etc. (1888) II. 343 Examined the night-flower, dissected it, and brought it home to preserve. 1866Shuckard Brit. Bees 12 Although many flowers are night-flowers, yet the very large majority expand during the day. 1874Lubbock Wild Flowers ii, Night-flowers, moreover, are generally pale. |