Meanings
nounnight jasmine (countable and uncountable, plural night jasmines)
plural night jasmines
- countableuncountableAny plant of species Nyctanthes arbor-tristis.
Synonyms: sewali, night-flowering jasmine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny plant of species Nyctanthes arbor-tristis.
More synonyms by meaning
nounWest Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by night
Similar
night jessamineCestrum nocturnum
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bengali শিউলি
- শিউলি (śiuli)N. arbor-tristis
Chinese Mandarin 夜花
- 夜花N. arbor-tristis
Hindi पारिजात, शेफाली
- पारिजात (pārijāt)N. arbor-tristis
- शेफाली (śephālī)N. arbor-tristis
- हरसिंगार (harsiṅgār)N. arbor-tristis
Punjabi ਹਾਰ ਸਿੰਗਾਰ
- ਹਾਰ ਸਿੰਗਾਰ (hār siṅgār)N. arbor-tristis
Tamil பவழமல்லி, பவளமல்லி
- பவழமல்லி (pavaḻamalli)N. arbor-tristis
- பவளமல்லி (pavaḷamalli)N. arbor-tristis
- பாரிஜாதம் (pārijātam)N. arbor-tristis
Thai กรรณิการ์
- กรรณิการ์N. arbor-tristis
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“night jasmine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20jasmine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “night jasmine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20jasmine.
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