night jasmine

American  

noun

1. Also called hursinghar, sad tree.  Also called tree of sadness.  a jasminelike, Indian shrub or small tree, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, of the verbena family, having fragrant, white and orange flowers that bloom at night.

2. Also called night jessamine.  a West Indian shrub, Cestrum nocturnum, of the nightshade family, having fragrant, creamy-white flowers that bloom at night.

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Etymology

Origin of night jasmine

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Just as the night jasmine gives up its perfume to the night, so does an old house its past in the form of murmurs and crackings and memories and suggestions.

From The Ghost Girl by Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere)

The night jasmine, in full green, was not yet in blossom but it was visibly thinking of the spring.

From The Amateur Garden by Cable, George Washington

Besides, there's music, and there's the fragrance of night jasmine.

From Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story by Terhune, Albert Payson