"lady of the night" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ladies of the night [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|ladies of the night}} lady of the night (plural ladies of the night)
  1. (euphemistic) A female prostitute. Tags: euphemistic Synonyms: See prostitute
    Sense id: en-lady_of_the_night-en-noun-FNJe3DZG Categories (other): English euphemisms
  2. Any of certain species of genus Brunfelsia. Categories (lifeform): Nightshades
    Sense id: en-lady_of_the_night-en-noun-1Kqvyas~ Disambiguation of Nightshades: 2 35 26 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 41 15 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 42 23 34 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 1 37 25 37
  3. Night-blooming cestrum (Cestrum nocturnum), a Central American shrub. Categories (topical): Prostitution Categories (lifeform): Nightshades
    Sense id: en-lady_of_the_night-en-noun-9AGtMry7 Disambiguation of Prostitution: 6 28 47 20 Disambiguation of Nightshades: 2 35 26 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 41 15 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 42 23 34 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 1 37 25 37
  4. Any of species Nyctanthes arbor-tristis. Categories (lifeform): Nightshades Synonyms: coral jasmine, night jasmine, tree of sadness, night-blooming jasmine, night-flowering jasmine
    Sense id: en-lady_of_the_night-en-noun-LxV5m5JQ Disambiguation of Nightshades: 2 35 26 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 41 15 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 42 23 34 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 1 37 25 37

Inflected forms

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