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'''Vespertine''' is a term used in the [[biology|life sciences]] to indicate something of, relating to, or occurring in the evening. In [[botany]], a vespertine [[flower]] is one that opens or blooms in the evening.<ref>{{cite book |title=Plant Systematics |first=Michael G. |last=Simpson |page=577 |publisher=[[Academic Press]] |date=9 August 2011 |isbn=9780080514048 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ia2eIPVksMMC}}</ref> In [[zoology]], the term is used for a creature that becomes active at [[dusk]], such as bats and owls. Strictly speaking, however, the term means that activity ceases during the hours of full darkness and does not resume until the next evening. Activity that continues throughout the night should be described as [[nocturnal]]. |
'''Vespertine''' is a term used in the [[biology|life sciences]] to indicate something of, relating to, or occurring in the evening. In [[botany]], a vespertine [[flower]] is one that opens or blooms in the evening.<ref>{{cite book |title=Plant Systematics |first=Michael G. |last=Simpson |page=577 |publisher=[[Academic Press]] |date=9 August 2011 |isbn=9780080514048 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ia2eIPVksMMC}}</ref> In [[zoology]], the term is used for a creature that becomes active at [[dusk]], such as bats and owls. Strictly speaking, however, the term means that activity ceases during the hours of full darkness and does not resume until the next evening. Activity that continues throughout the night should be described as [[nocturnal]]. |
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Vespertine behaviour is a special case of [[crepuscular]] behaviour; like crepuscular activity, vespertine activity is limited to dusk rather than full darkness. Unlike vespertine activity, crepuscular activity may resume in dim [[twilight]] before dawn. A related term is [[matutinal]], referring to activity limited to the dawn twilight. |
Vespertine behaviour is a special case of [[crepuscular]] behaviour; like crepuscular activity, vespertine activity is limited to dusk rather than full darkness. Unlike vespertine activity, crepuscular activity may resume in dim [[twilight]] before dawn. A related term is [[matutinal]], referring to activity limited to the dawn twilight. |
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[[File:Oenothera biennis, Vic-la-Gardiole 01.jpg|thumb|''[[Oenothera biennis]],'' or common evening-primrose, is another night blooming plant.]] |
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Vespertine is a term used in the life sciences to indicate something of, relating to, or occurring in the evening. In botany, a vespertine flower is one that opens or blooms in the evening.[1] In zoology, the term is used for a creature that becomes active at dusk, such as bats and owls. Strictly speaking, however, the term means that activity ceases during the hours of full darkness and does not resume until the next evening. Activity that continues throughout the night should be described as nocturnal.
Vespertine behaviour is a special case of crepuscular behaviour; like crepuscular activity, vespertine activity is limited to dusk rather than full darkness. Unlike vespertine activity, crepuscular activity may resume in dim twilight before dawn. A related term is matutinal, referring to activity limited to the dawn twilight.
The word vespertine is derived from the Latin word vespertīnus, an adjective meaning "evening".
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- ^ Simpson, Michael G. (9 August 2011). Plant Systematics. Academic Press. p. 577. ISBN 9780080514048.
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