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    SWEET ROCKET

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

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

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("sweet rocket" is a kind of...):

    flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

    Holonyms ("sweet rocket" is a member of...):

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

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