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HESPERIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers
Synonyms:
genus Hesperis; Hesperis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Hesperis" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "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 ("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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