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PRAIRIE ROCKET

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("prairie rocket" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("prairie rocket" is a member of...):

Cheiranthus; genus Cheiranthus (Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any of several North American plants of the genus Erysimum having large yellow flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("prairie rocket" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("prairie rocket" is a member of...):

Erysimum; genus Erysimum (large genus of annual or perennial herbs some grown for their flowers and some for their attractive evergreen leaves; Old World and North America)

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