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

1495–1505; < Latin vespertīnus, equivalent to vesper vesper + -tīnus adj. suffix

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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