Yesterday-today-tomorrow
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An evergreen shrub, Brunfelsia australis. Australia, informal
"Within a few months[,] little creepers were climbing the rose bushes, covering the yesterday-today-tomorrows, hanging down in stringy swathes from the cypress trees."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"Within a few months[,] little creepers were climbing the rose bushes, covering the yesterday-today-tomorrows, hanging down in stringy swathes from the cypress trees."
Etymology
From the three shades of blue and violet on each plant, which can vary over the course of a few days.
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