lady-of-the-night

lady-of-the-night
/lay"dee euhv dheuh nuyt"/, n., pl. ladies-of-the-night.
a tropical American shrub, Brunfelsia americana, of the nightshade family, having berrylike yellow fruit and fragrant white flowers.
[1865-70]

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