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DAMASK VIOLET
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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 America
Synonyms:
damask violet; Dame's violet; Hesperis matronalis; sweet rocket
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("damask violet" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("damask violet" is a member of...):
genus Hesperis; Hesperis (biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers)