dame's-rocket
dame's rocket
noun
a Eurasian plant, Hesperis matronalis, of the mustard family, having loose clusters of four-petalled purple or white fragrant flowers.
Also called dame's violet.
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dame's violet, dame's rocket or damewort (ˈdeɪmˌwɜːt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a Eurasian hairy perennial plant, Hesperis matronalis, cultivated in gardens for its mauve or white fragrant flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers) | |
| dame's rocket, dame's rocket or damewort | |
| —n | |
| damewort, dame's rocket or damewort | |
| —n | |
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