HyperDic: sweet_rocket

English > 1 sense of the expression sweet rocket:
NOUNplantsweet rocket, damask violet, Dame's violet, Hesperis matronalislong cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening
English > sweet rocket: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglong cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America.
Synonymsdamask violet, Dame's violet, Hesperis matronalis
Member ofHesperis, genus Hesperisbiennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers
BroaderflowerA plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

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