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Definition of Cestrum nocturnum

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cestrum Nocturnum

Literary usage of Cestrum nocturnum

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 nocturnum L. " Lady of the Night." Cultivated at Bassin. June (W). Eggers Fl. 600. 857. [Datura fastuosa L. Eggers Fl. 573.] 858. ..."

2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1903)
"Nocturnal fertilization has prevented the development of red and blue colors, as in Cestrum nocturnum with yellowish green, C. parqui with dull yellow, ..."

3. Select Extra-tropical Plants: Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1891)
"Cestrum nocturnum, Linné. West-Indies, Southern Mexico. Praised above almost all other plants for its fragrance in Mexico, its flowers lasting through thi> ..."

4. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1845)
"... Verbena citriodora, Plumbago zeylanica, Cestrum nocturnum, Viola odorata, Calendula officinalis, &c., and roses in full bloom. ..."

5. Hydration and Growth by Daniel Trembly MacDougal (1920)
"Alternate shrinkage and elongation of growing stems of Cestrum nocturnum. Philip. Jour, of Science 13: No. 6. Bot., p. 353. Nov. 1918. CLARK, Lois. ..."

6. An Introduction to Botany by John ( Lindley (1839)
"Cestrum nocturnum is another plant of the same nature; in the day it has no odour, at night its perfume is extremely powerful. ..."

7. An Introduction to Botany by John ( Lindley (1839)
"Cestrum nocturnum is another plant of the same nature; in the day it has no odour, at night its perfume is extremely powerful. ..."

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