DAME'S VIOLET

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America

Synonyms:

damask violet; Dame's violet; Hesperis matronalis; sweet rocket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Dame's violet" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("Dame's violet" is a member of...):

genus Hesperis; Hesperis (biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers)

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