dama de noche
night-blooming flower
Usage Note
Dama de noche (Cestrum nocturnum) is a flowering shrub whose small white blossoms release a powerful, sweet fragrance only at night. It is commonly planted near gates and windows in Filipino homes and gardens, and its Spanish name — lady of the night — reflects colonial-era influence on plant taxonomy in the Philippines.
Examples
" Mabango ang dama de noche. "
Natural Translation
The dama de noche is fragrant.
Literal Translation
Fragrant the dama-de-noche.
" Amoy dama de noche ang buong hardin sa gabi. "
Natural Translation
The whole garden smells of dama de noche at night.
Literal Translation
Smells-of dama-de-noche the whole garden at night.
" Pagsapit ng gabi, kumakalat ang halimuyak ng dama de noche na itinanim ng lola ko sa tabi ng bintana. "
Natural Translation
When night falls, the scent of the dama de noche my grandmother planted by the window spreads around.
Literal Translation
When-arrives the night, spreads the fragrance of-the dama-de-noche that planted by grandmother my at-the side of-the window.
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