Definition of Cestrum diurnum

1. Noun. West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped white flowers that are fragrant by day.

Exact synonyms: Day Jessamine
Group relationships: Cestrum, Genus Cestrum
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cestrum Diurnum

Cerys
Cesar Chavez
Cesar Estrada Chavez
Cesar Franck
Cesar Ritz
Cesare Borgia
Cesarian
Cestan-Chenais syndrome
Cestida
Cestidae
Cestodaria
Cestoidea
Cestrian
Cestrians
Cestrum
Cestrum diurnum
Cestrum nocturnum
Cestum
Cestum veneris
Cet mac Mágach
Ceterach
Ceterach officinarum
Cethern mac Fintain
Cethleen
Ceto
Cetonia
Cetonia aurata
Cetoniidae
Cetorhinidae
Cetorhinus

Literary usage of Cestrum diurnum

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

1. 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. ..."

2. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1856)
"... Cissus discolor, cestrum diurnum, &c. From F. Winship, 25 plants. From TWWalker, 20 plants, 6 balsams in pots, 12 coxcombs, &c. ..."

3. Transactions of the Annual Meetings of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science, Kansas Academy of Science Meeting (1899)
"cestrum diurnum, L. Between Marco and Key West, S 219; Key West, C 2220*. (Same number as preceding.) Escaped. 916. Nicotiana glauca, Grah. ..."

4. Foreign Butterflies by James Duncan (1858)
"... but it may be seen in plenty as far as two or even three leagues from the coast, sporting in the sun, and sucking the flowers of cestrum diurnum, ..."

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