HyperDic: genus_cestrum

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Cestrum:
NOUNplantgenus Cestrum, Cestrumgenus of fragrant tropical American shrubs
English > genus Cestrum: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninggenus of fragrant tropical American shrubs.
SynonymCestrum
Member ofSolanaceae, family Solanaceae, potato familylarge and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous
Membersday jessamine, Cestrum diurnumWest Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped white flowers that are fragrant by day
night jasmine, night jessamine, Cestrum nocturnumWest Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by night
Broaderasterid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanishcestrum, genus cestrum
Catalancestrum, Cestrum, genus cestrum

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