night-flowern.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪtˌflaʊə/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪtˌflaʊər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., flower n.

Etymology: < night n. + flower n.

A flower that opens or blooms at night.

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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [noun] > flowering or blossoming > plant characterized by time, duration, or order of

precoque?1440

serotine1598

night-flower1648

precoce1660

winter flower1664

everbloomer1850

ever-bearer1855

nudiflor1885

1648 J. Bobart Catalogus Plantarum Horti Medici Oxoniensis 16 Flos noctis, Smaller Bindweed, or Nightflower.

1731 G. Medley tr. P. Kolb Present State Cape Good-Hope II. 238 The Cape Europeans call all the Sorts [of Geranium Africanum] Night-Flowers.

1789 W. Jones tr. Kalidása Sacontalá v. 118 The moon opens the night-flower; and the sun makes the water-lily blossom: each is confined to its own object.

1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound ii. i. 70 The odour-breathing sleep Of faint night flowers.

1866 W. E. Shuckard Brit. Bees 12 Although many flowers are night-flowers, yet the very large majority expand during the day.

1879 J. Lubbock Sci. Lect. 6 Honey-guides are absent in night flowers, where they of course would not show.

1920 D. M. Boyle Where Lilith Dances i. iv The perfume of dark night-flowers creeps out And hangs on the trembling breeze.

1989 GM Nov. 53/3 It folded some of the nightflower's petals back.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	night-flower
释义	night-flowern. Brit. /ˈnʌɪtˌflaʊə/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtˌflaʊər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., flower n. Etymology: < night n. + flower n. A flower that opens or blooms at night. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [noun] > flowering or blossoming > plant characterized by time, duration, or order of precoque?1440 serotine1598 night-flower1648 precoce1660 winter flower1664 everbloomer1850 ever-bearer1855 nudiflor1885 1648 J. Bobart Catalogus Plantarum Horti Medici Oxoniensis 16 Flos noctis, Smaller Bindweed, or Nightflower. 1731 G. Medley tr. P. Kolb Present State Cape Good-Hope II. 238 The Cape Europeans call all the Sorts [of Geranium Africanum] Night-Flowers. 1789 W. Jones tr. Kalidása Sacontalá v. 118 The moon opens the night-flower; and the sun makes the water-lily blossom: each is confined to its own object. 1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound ii. i. 70 The odour-breathing sleep Of faint night flowers. 1866 W. E. Shuckard Brit. Bees 12 Although many flowers are night-flowers, yet the very large majority expand during the day. 1879 J. Lubbock Sci. Lect. 6 Honey-guides are absent in night flowers, where they of course would not show. 1920 D. M. Boyle Where Lilith Dances i. iv The perfume of dark night-flowers creeps out And hangs on the trembling breeze. 1989 GM Nov. 53/3 It folded some of the nightflower's petals back. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1648
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