ves|per|tine

ves|per|tine
ves|per|tine «VEHS puhr tihn, -tyn», adjective.
1. of or having to do with the evening; occurring in the evening: »

vespertine hours.

2. a) Zoology. flying or appearing in the early evening. Bats and owls are vespertine animals. b) Botany. opening in the evening, as some flowers do.
3. descending toward the horizon in the evening: »

a vespertine planet or star.

[< Latin vespertīnus < vesper evening]

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