VESPERTINE


Meaning of VESPERTINE in English

/ves"peuhr tin, -tuyn'/ , adj.

1. of, pertaining to, or occurring in the evening: vespertine stillness.

2. Bot. opening or expanding in the evening, as certain flowers.

3. Zool. appearing or flying in the early evening; crepuscular.

Also, vespertinal /ves'peuhr tuyn"l/ .

[ 1495-1505; vespertinus, equiv. to vesper VESPER + -tinus adj. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .