night-blooming
Flowering at dusk
Night-blooming describes plants whose flowers open at night rather than during the day.
These plants typically attract nocturnal pollinators like moths and bats: night-blooming jasmine, night-blooming cereus.
The term sometimes appears figuratively for things that emerge or thrive in darkness.
Dimming after sundown
- twilightLight after sunset
- moonlitBathed in lunar glow
- after darkDuring nighttime hours
- eveningLate day period
nocturnal · nightfall · sundown · darkness · starlight · predawn · witching hour · ephemeral
Tall ribbed cactus genus
- jasmineAromatic climbing plant
- moonflowerNight-blooming white vine
- evening primroseNight-blooming yellow wildflower
- tuberoseFragrant Mexican perennial
angel's trumpet · four o'clock · datura · fragrant · white petals · trumpet-shaped · vine
Pleasing olfactory quality
- perfumeFragrant liquid for wearing
- scentAirborne odor detected
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
- headyApt to intoxicate
intoxicating · sweet-smelling · luminous · pale · ghostly · white · glowing · phosphorescent
Something unexplained or unknown
- romanceLove and its excitement
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
- transformationThorough change in form
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
enchantment · forbidden · desire · seduction · solitude · melancholy · gothic · feminine
dusk
Dimming after sundown
- twilightLight after sunset
- moonlitBathed in lunar glow
- after darkDuring nighttime hours
evening · nocturnal · nightfall · sundown · darkness · starlight · predawn · witching hour · ephemeral · brief
cereus
Tall ribbed cactus genus
- jasmineAromatic climbing plant
- moonflowerNight-blooming white vine
- evening primroseNight-blooming yellow wildflower
tuberose · angel's trumpet · four o'clock · datura · fragrant · white petals · trumpet-shaped · vine
fragrance
Pleasing olfactory quality
heady · intoxicating · sweet-smelling · luminous · pale · ghostly · white · glowing · phosphorescent · ethereal
mystery
Something unexplained or unknown
- romanceLove and its excitement
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
- transformationThorough change in form
awakening · enchantment · forbidden · desire · seduction · solitude · melancholy · gothic · feminine · lunar