vespertine

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Of or related to the evening

   Of or related to the evening; that occurs in the evening.

   • 'I should be honoured, Ned. Truly honoured. Will you let me go upstairs and change into something a little more vespertine?' He pointed mournfully at his speech day garb.
2. 2

   That sets after the sun.

3. 3

   That is principally active at dusk.

   • In both forms of this interesting plant, the medium-sized spider-like flowers are closed from morning until late afternoon when they open to attract vespertine insects.
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   1. 4

      Occurring in the evening.

      • Similarly, the flowers of the sphingophilous taxa correspond to the characteristics and habits of western American hawkmoths in many ways: in ... vespertine and nocturnal nectar production
   2. 5

      That opens or blooms in the evening.

      • It^([Mentzelia ornata]) belongs to the vespertine section, or those in which the flowers fully expand only towards evening.
      • I read of vespertine flowers, night bloomers like four o'clocks, opening like mouths in evening prayer.

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