lady-of-the-night

American  

[ley-dee-uhv-thuh-nahyt] / ˈleɪ di əv ðəˈnaɪt /

noun

• ladies-of-the-night
  plural

1. a tropical American shrub, Brunfelsia americana, of the nightshade family, having berrylike yellow fruit and fragrant white flowers.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• ladies-of-the-night
  plural

Etymology

Origin of lady-of-the-night

First recorded in 1865–70