dame's rocket

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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

First Known Use of DAME'S ROCKET

circa 1900

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