dame's rocket

Variant of dame's violet

dame's violet definition

dame's violet

an old-fashioned garden flower (Hesperis matronalis) of the crucifer family, with white or purple fragrant flowers in spring and early summer
also dame's rocket

Etymology: transl. of ModL viola matronalis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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