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dame's rocket

noun

Definition of DAME'S ROCKET

:  a Eurasian perennial plant (Hesperis matronalis) of the mustard family cultivated for its spikes of showy fragrant white or purplish flowers —called also dame's violet, rocket
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First Known Use of DAME'S ROCKET

circa 1900

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