Phrase guide

night jasmine

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any plant of species Nyctanthes arbor-tristis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sewali, night-flowering jasmine

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by night

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: night jessamine, Cestrum nocturnum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shrub, bush

History

Etymology

From night + jasmine.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: শেৱালি (xewali) — N. arbor-tristis
  • Assamese: শেৱালি ফুল (xewali phul) — N. arbor-tristis
  • Awadhi: हरसिंगार (harsiṅgār) — N. arbor-tristis
  • Bengali: শিউলি (śiuli) — N. arbor-tristis
  • Bhojpuri: हरसिंगार (harəsiṅgār) — N. arbor-tristis
  • Burmese: ဆိပ်ဖလူး (hciphpa.lu:) — N. arbor-tristis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 夜花 — N. arbor-tristis
  • Gujarati: પારિજાત (pārijāt) — N. arbor-tristis
  • Kannada: ಪಾರಿಜಾತ (pārijāta) — N. arbor-tristis
  • Malayalam: പവിഴമല്ലി (paviḻamalli) — N. arbor-tristis
  • Marathi: पारिजातक (pārijātak) — N. arbor-tristis
  • Nepali: पारिजात फूल (pārijāt phūl) — N. arbor-tristis
  • Odia: ଗଙ୍ଗଶିଉଳୀ (gaṅgaśiuḷi) — N. arbor-tristis
  • Odia: ଶେଫାଳି (śephāḷi) — N. arbor-tristis
  • Punjabi: ਹਾਰ ਸਿੰਗਾਰ (hār siṅgār) — N. arbor-tristis
  • Sanskrit: पारिजात वृक्षः (pārijāta vṛkṣaḥ) — N. arbor-tristis
  • Tamil: பவழமல்லி (pavaḻamalli) — N. arbor-tristis
  • Tamil: பவளமல்லி (pavaḷamalli) — N. arbor-tristis
  • Tamil: பாரிஜாதம் (pārijātam) — N. arbor-tristis
  • Telugu: పారిజాతం (pārijātaṁ) — N. arbor-tristis
  • Telugu: పారిజాతము (pārijātamu) — N. arbor-tristis
  • Thai: กรรณิการ์ — N. arbor-tristis
  • Tulu: ಪಾರಿಜಾತ (pārijāta) — N. arbor-tristis