kadupul

English

Kadupul

Alternative forms

• Kadupul

Etymology

From Sinhalese කඩුපුල් (kaḍupul).

Noun

kadupul (plural kadupuls)

1. (chiefly attributive) Epiphyllum strictum or Epiphyllum selenicereus, a flower that blooms at night, believed to have an association with the nāga world.
   • 1997, Carl Muller, Children Of The Lion, →ISBN, page 373:

     Ten sons, and all dear to the hearts of the people; and the little princesses Anula and Sivali who filled the women's quarters with their laughter and romped the pleasure parks with smiles as bright as the kadupul flowers which, the Nagas say, are the glorious lilies that bloom only in the serpent world.

   • 2015, Karri Thompson, Ascendancy, →ISBN:

     It's made from the kadupul flower. The kadupul blooms once a year under the cover of night and withers away before dawn, making it the rarest and most exquisite botanical on the planet.

   • 2016, The Flight of Love, →ISBN:

     With kadupul blossoms adorning black hair and bright jeweled belts circling wide hips, their hot breasts cooled by sandal paste and fresh seapearls, they cast dark light from wide open eyes in every direction.