[biology] Vespertine is a term used in the life sciences to indicate something of, relating to, or occurring in the evening. In botany, a vespertine flower is one that opens or blooms in the evening. In zoology, the term is used for a creature that becomes active at dusk, such as bats and owls. Strictly speaking however, the term also impli...
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• (a.) Of or pertaining to the evening; happening or being in the evening. • (a.) Blossoming in the evening.
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(from the article `Björk`) In 2001 Björk released the quiet and hypnotic Vespertine. Her first studio album in four years, it refrained from pushing the musical boundaries that ...
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opening or functioning in the evening
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opening or functioning in the evening
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Ves'per·tine adjective [ Latin
vespertinus . See
Vesper .]
1. Of or pertaining to the evening; happening or being in the evening.
Gray. 2. (Botany) Blossoming in the evening.
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In botany and zoology, the term vespertine refers to animals and plants that appear, open, or are active in the evening.
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archaic or obsolete terms > General: Of the evening
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vespertine Of, relating to, or occurring in the evening.
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