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dame's violet

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dame's violet, dame's rocket, damewort [ˈdeɪmˌwɜːt]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a Eurasian hairy perennial plant, Hesperis matronalis, cultivated in gardens for its mauve or white fragrant flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
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Noun1.dame's violetDame's violet - long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America
damask violet, Hesperis matronalis, sweet rocket
flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
genus Hesperis, Hesperis - biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers


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