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View synonyms for lady-of-the-night
lady-of-the-night
[ ley-dee-uhv-thuh-nahyt ]
noun
, plural la·dies-of-the-night.
- a tropical American shrub, Brunfelsia americana, of the nightshade family, having berrylike yellow fruit and fragrant white flowers.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lady-of-the-night1
First recorded in 1865–70
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