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CHEIRANTHUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers
Synonyms:
Cheiranthus; genus Cheiranthus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Cheiranthus" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "Cheiranthus"):
Cheiranthus cheiri; Erysimum cheiri; wallflower (perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum)
prairie rocket (any of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers)
Holonyms ("Cheiranthus" 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)
