† noctuolent, a. Obs. rare.
[f. L. noctū by night + pres. pple. of olēre to smell.]
Of plants: Smelling strongest in the night-time.
| 1753 Chambers Cycl. Supp. s.v. Dog-rose, The noctuolent plants, of which there are several kinds, as some of the geraniums, and of the jasmines, etc. |