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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.
  1. 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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