Definition of erysimum Erysimum
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| 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 | ||
| genus Erysimum | ||
| dilleniid dicot genus genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs | ||
| 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 | ||
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| prairie rocket any of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers | ||
| cheiranthus allionii, erysimum allionii, siberian wall flower showy erect biennial or short-lived perennial cultivated for its terminal racemes of orange-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus | ||
| cheiranthus asperus, erysimum arkansanum, erysimum asperum, western wall flower biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus | ||
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Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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erysimum
er-is′i-mum, n. a genus of Cruciferæ, allied to Hedge-mustard and Dame's Violet. [Formed through L. from Gr. erysimon.]
