English > Hesperis: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers. |
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Synonym | genus Hesperis |
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Member of | Cruciferae, family Cruciferae, Brassicaceae, family Brassicaceae, mustard family | A large family of plants with four-petaled flowers |
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Members | damask violet, Dame's violet, sweet rocket, Hesperis matronalis | long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening |
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Broader | dilleniid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs |
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Spanish | genus hesperis, hesperis |
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Catalan | genus hesperis, hesperis, Hesperis |
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