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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.
Group relationships: Genus Tabernaemontana, Tabernaemontana
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of East Indian Rosebay
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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