Dame's violet

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Related to Dame's violet: dame's rocket, Hesperis matronalis

dame's violet

(ˈdeɪmˌwɜːt) ,

dame's rocket

damewort

(Plants) a Eurasian hairy perennial plant, Hesperis matronalis, cultivated in gardens for its mauve or white fragrant flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

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Dame's violet - long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America

damask violet, Hesperis matronalis, sweet rocket

flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

genus Hesperis, Hesperis - biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers

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