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Definition of Cestrum diurnum
1. Noun. West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped white flowers that are fragrant by day.
Group relationships: Cestrum, Genus Cestrum
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cestrum Diurnum
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, ..."