单词 | vespertine |
释义 | vespertine[ ves-per-tin, -tahyn ] / ˈvɛs pər tɪn, -ˌtaɪn / adjectiveof, relating to, or occurring in the evening: vespertine stillness. Botany. opening or expanding in the evening, as certain flowers. Zoology. appearing or flying in the early evening; crepuscular. Also ves·per·ti·nal [ves-per-tahyn-l]. /ˌvɛs pərˈtaɪn l/. Origin of vespertine1495–1505; <Latin vespertīnus, equivalent to vespervesper + -tīnus adj. suffix Words nearby vespertinevesper mouse, vespers, vesper sparrow, vespertide, vespertilionine, vespertine, vespiary, vespid, vespine, Vespucci, vessel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vespertine
British Dictionary definitions for vespertinevespertine / (ˈvɛspəˌtaɪn) / adjectivebotany zoology appearing, opening, or active in the eveningvespertine flowers occurring in the evening or (esp of stars) appearing or setting in the evening Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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