dame's rocket
noun
: 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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Dargatz and his class even won the competition last year, pulling 2,110 pounds of garlic mustard and dame's rocket.
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Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2021
Aggressive dames Are there any non-invasive dame's rocket varieties, asks Nancy C. of Fort Wayne.
—Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 25 July 2019
All references indicate dame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis) is invasive.
—Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 25 July 2019
Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2021
Aggressive dames Are there any non-invasive dame's rocket varieties, asks Nancy C. of Fort Wayne.
—Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 25 July 2019
All references indicate dame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis) is invasive.
—Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 25 July 2019
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