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    GENUS HESPERIS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowersplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Hesperis; Hesperis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("genus Hesperis" is a kind of...):

    dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Hesperis"):

    damask violet; Dame's violet; Hesperis matronalis; sweet rocket (long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America)

    Holonyms ("genus Hesperis" is a member of...):

    Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)

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