night-flowering
/ˈnʌɪtˌflaʊərɪŋ/adjective
Having flowers that open or are most conspicuous at night. Chiefly in the names of plants.
- night-flowering campion noun a Eurasian weed of chalky or sandy cornfields, Silene noctiflora (family Caryophyllaceae). night-flowering catchfly noun = night-flowering campion night-flowering cereus noun = night-blooming cereus..
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in John Ray (1627–1705), naturalist and theologian. From night + flowering.
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