vespertine
[ ves-per-tin, -tahyn ]
/ ˈvɛs pər tɪn, -ˌtaɪn /
adjective
of, relating to, or occurring in the evening: vespertine stillness.
Botany.
opening or expanding in the evening, as certain flowers.
Zoology.
appearing or flying in the early evening; crepuscular.
Also
ves·per·ti·nal
[ves-per-tahyn-l] /ˌvɛs pərˈtaɪn l/.
Origin of vespertine
Words nearby vespertine
vesper sparrow,
vesperal,
vespers,
vespertide,
vespertilionine,
vespertine,
vespiary,
vespid,
vespine,
vespucci,
vessel
Example sentences from the Web for vespertinal
From the day when he first became a Wet Bob at Eton he had never wavered in his devotion to matutinal and vespertinal ablutions.
British Dictionary definitions for vespertinal
vespertine
/ (ˈvɛspəˌtaɪn) /
adjective
botany zoology
appearing, opening, or active in the evening
vespertine flowers
occurring in the evening or (esp of stars) appearing or setting in the evening