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Definition of Cestrum
1. Noun. Genus of fragrant tropical American shrubs.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Solanaceae, Potato Family, Solanaceae
Member holonyms: Cestrum Diurnum, Day Jessamine, Cestrum Nocturnum, Night Jasmine, Night Jessamine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cestrum
Literary usage of Cestrum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed by John Sims (1815)
"[ '77° ] Cestrum PARQUI WILLOW-LEAVED Cestrum. ... of Cestrum have been hitherto
very indifferently characterized ; in fan, a great addition having been ..."
2. Publication by Field Museum of Natural History (1902)
"Cestrum DIURNUM Linn. Sp. PI. 277. Suburbs of Merida, April 28, 1865 (Schott, 123).
DATURA STRAMONIUM Linn. Sp. PI., 255. ..."
3. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1811)
"Ear-leaved Cestrum. Nat. of Peru. Introd. about 1774. by Mons. Richard. Fl. June.
... Poisonous Cestrum. Nat. of the Cape of Good Hope. Mr. Fr. Masson. ..."
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