- hursinghar
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/herr"sing gahr'/, n.See night jasmine (def. 1).[ < Hindi harsingar, harsinghar]
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hursinghar
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hursinghar — hur·sin·ghar … English syllables
hursinghar — |hərsiŋ|gär noun ( s) Etymology: Hindi harsiṅgār, hārsiṅgār, hārsiṅghār : an East Indian tree (Nyctanthes arbortristis) of the family Oleaceae with flowers that yield a dye used as a substitute for saffron * * * /herr sing gahr /, n. See night … Useful english dictionary
night jasmine — noun West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel shaped yellow white flowers that are fragrant by night • Syn: ↑night jessamine, ↑Cestrum nocturnum • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑Cestrum, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
night jasmine — 1. Also called hursinghar, sad tree, tree of sadness. a jasminelike, Indian shrub or small tree, Nyctanthes arbor tristis, of the verbena family, having fragrant, white and orange flowers that bloom at night. 2. Also called night jessamine. a… … Universalium
