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ˈsad-tree [f. sad a. (sense 5); transl. of mod.L. arbor tristis.] The Night Jasmine of India, Nyctanthes Arbor-tristis. (Earlier called melancholy tree.)
1866Treas. Bot. s.v. Nyctanthes, During the day it loses its brightness, whence its specific name Arbor tristis or Sad-tree. [In recent Dicts.] |