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Cestrum

noun

genus of fragrant tropical American shrubs

• Syn: ↑genus Cestrum

• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Solanaceae, ↑family Solanaceae, ↑potato family

• Member Meronyms: ↑day jessamine, ↑Cestrum diurnum, ↑night jasmine, ↑night jessamine, ↑Cestrum nocturnum

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\\ˈsestrəm\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kestron betony

: a large genus of fragrant tropical American shrubs (family Solanaceae) having red, yellow, or white fragrant clustered tubular flowers — see day jessamine, night jasmine

Useful english dictionary. 2012.