| prop. n. | 1. | A genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals. |
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| Noun | 1. |  Matthiola - genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentalsdilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs 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 gillyflower, stock - any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers brompton stock, Matthiola incana - European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental |
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