night-bloomingadj.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪtˌbluːmɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪtˌblumɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., blooming adj.

Etymology: < night n. + blooming adj. Compare earlier night-flowering adj.

Of a flower: that opens or appears at night; nocturnal. Of a plant: having flowers of this kind; night-flowering. Also in extended use. Cf. night-blowing adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adjective] > having flowers or blossom > in bloom > by night

night-blooming1799

night-blowing1804

night-flowering1810

1799 C. Powys Passages from Diaries Mrs. Powys (1899) 332 That evening we cross'd the water to Fawley Court to see the night-blooming Cerus,..a very curious plant.

1828 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 152 We may admire them as night-blooming flowers.

1866 W. E. Shuckard Brit. Bees 13 Our clients have nothing to do with these night-blooming flowers.

1918 A. MacLeish Let. Mar. (1983) 46 I have spent summer evenings perched like some night-blooming fowl on the fence of the College.

1934 Amer. Home July 81/3 There are both day-blooming and night-blooming kinds among these tropicals.

2000 L. Crane Ninth Day of Creation 538 Montoya had pointed to a grove thick with stalks of Havard agave, its night-blooming flowers now closed to the daylight.

Compounds

night-blooming cereus n. any of several night-flowering tropical cacti of the genera Hylocereus, Selenicereus, etc. (formerly included in the genus Cereus); esp. Selenicereus grandiflorus (now usually called queen of the night) and Hylocereus undatus, which has a climbing habit and very large, fragrant white flowers.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] > other cacti

hedgehog thistle1597

Opuntia1601

mescal1709

Barbados gooseberry1756

night-flowering cereus1789

vygebosch1795

night-blooming cereus1799

rhipsalis1819

pigface1830

window plant1838

old man cactus1845

cholla1846

fish-hook cactus1846

spleenwort1846

epiphyllum1858

old man's head1858

rainbow cactus1860

green snake1864

torchwood1866

queen of the night1870

vingerpol1875

nipple cactus1876

niggerhead1877

rat's tail cactus1878

rat-tail cactus1878

Christmas cactus1880

barrel cactus1881

peyote1885

mistletoe cactus1889

schlumbergera1898

pincushion1940

opuntioid1944

1799*Night-blooming cereus [see main sense].

1829 N. Amer. Rev. July 214 The night-blooming cereus, shooting its roots into the rocks.

1890 Harper's Mag. Mar. 613/1 A sweet face..bearing the same relation to Miss Jasmine's as that existing between a sprig of mignonette and a night-blooming cereus.

1971 E. L. Wardman Bermuda Jubilee Garden 199/2 Night-blooming cereus. A vine-like plant with triangular stems... Useful for clambering over a wall or rock face and even growing up a tree.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	night-blooming
释义	night-bloomingadj. Brit. /ˈnʌɪtˌbluːmɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtˌblumɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., blooming adj. Etymology: < night n. + blooming adj. Compare earlier night-flowering adj. Of a flower: that opens or appears at night; nocturnal. Of a plant: having flowers of this kind; night-flowering. Also in extended use. Cf. night-blowing adj. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adjective] > having flowers or blossom > in bloom > by night night-blooming1799 night-blowing1804 night-flowering1810 1799 C. Powys Passages from Diaries Mrs. Powys (1899) 332 That evening we cross'd the water to Fawley Court to see the night-blooming Cerus,..a very curious plant. 1828 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 152 We may admire them as night-blooming flowers. 1866 W. E. Shuckard Brit. Bees 13 Our clients have nothing to do with these night-blooming flowers. 1918 A. MacLeish Let. Mar. (1983) 46 I have spent summer evenings perched like some night-blooming fowl on the fence of the College. 1934 Amer. Home July 81/3 There are both day-blooming and night-blooming kinds among these tropicals. 2000 L. Crane Ninth Day of Creation 538 Montoya had pointed to a grove thick with stalks of Havard agave, its night-blooming flowers now closed to the daylight. Compounds night-blooming cereus n. any of several night-flowering tropical cacti of the genera Hylocereus, Selenicereus, etc. (formerly included in the genus Cereus); esp. Selenicereus grandiflorus (now usually called queen of the night) and Hylocereus undatus, which has a climbing habit and very large, fragrant white flowers. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] > other cacti hedgehog thistle1597 Opuntia1601 mescal1709 Barbados gooseberry1756 night-flowering cereus1789 vygebosch1795 night-blooming cereus1799 rhipsalis1819 pigface1830 window plant1838 old man cactus1845 cholla1846 fish-hook cactus1846 spleenwort1846 epiphyllum1858 old man's head1858 rainbow cactus1860 green snake1864 torchwood1866 queen of the night1870 vingerpol1875 nipple cactus1876 niggerhead1877 rat's tail cactus1878 rat-tail cactus1878 Christmas cactus1880 barrel cactus1881 peyote1885 mistletoe cactus1889 schlumbergera1898 pincushion1940 opuntioid1944 1799Night-blooming cereus [see main sense]. 1829 N. Amer. Rev.* July 214 The night-blooming cereus, shooting its roots into the rocks. 1890 Harper's Mag. Mar. 613/1 A sweet face..bearing the same relation to Miss Jasmine's as that existing between a sprig of mignonette and a night-blooming cereus. 1971 E. L. Wardman Bermuda Jubilee Garden 199/2 Night-blooming cereus. A vine-like plant with triangular stems... Useful for clambering over a wall or rock face and even growing up a tree. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1799
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