HyperDic: genus_cheiranthus

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Cheiranthus:
NOUNplantgenus Cheiranthus, CheiranthusOld World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers
English > genus Cheiranthus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningOld World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers.
SynonymCheiranthus
Member ofCruciferae, family Cruciferae, Brassicaceae, family Brassicaceae, mustard familyA large family of plants with four-petaled flowers
Membersprairie rocketAny of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers
wallflower, Cheiranthus cheiri, Erysimum cheiriperennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange
Broaderdilleniid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
Spanishcheiranthus, genus cheiranthus
Catalancheiranthus, genus cheiranthus

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