单词 | bastard jasmine |
释义 | > as lemmasbastard jasmine bastard jasmine n. (also with distinguishing word) any of various flowering plants of the genus Cestrum, native to tropical regions of the Americas and widely cultivated as ornamentals for their sweet-scented flowers. ΚΠ 1739 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. II. at Jasmine Jasminoides Africanum... Bastard Jasmine with Leaves and the Face of prickly Jasmine. 1884 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener & Home Farmer 19 June 488/2 The Orange-coloured Bastard Jasmine, C[estrum] aurantiacum,..is a particular favourite with those who know it. 1985 R. Foster Rare & Exotic Plants 149 Bastard jasmine; night-flowering jessamine. Cestrum spp. (Solanaceae). These beautiful, fragrant shrubs..[reach] the limit of their natural range where near-freezing temperatures normally occur. < as lemmas |
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