Definition of East Indian rosebay

1. Noun. Tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand.


Lexicographical Neighbors of East Indian Rosebay

East Frisia
East Frisian
East German
East Germanic
East Germanic language
East Germans
East Germany
East India
East India Company
East India kino
East India rosewood
East Indian
East Indian Catholic
East Indian Catholics
East Indian fig tree
East Indian rosebay (current term)
East Indian rosewood
East Indians
East Indies
East Insular
East Java
East Jesus
East Kalimantan
East Macedonia and Thrace
East Malaysia
East Midland
East Midlands
East Nusa Tenggara
East Overshoe
East Pakistan

Literary usage of East Indian rosebay

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"Also known as Adam's Apple and East Indian rosebay. AA. fie. yellow. grandiflora, .Tacq. A small, tender shrub: Ivs. oblong-ovate, sharply acuminate, ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"In order to enjoy the beauty of the East Indian rosebay to its fullest extent, it must be planted in rich, sandy soil, not too wet and not too dry, ..."

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