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CHEIRANTHUS ALLIONII

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cheiranthus allionii mean? 

CHEIRANTHUS ALLIONII (noun)
  The noun CHEIRANTHUS ALLIONII has 1 sense:

1. showy erect biennial or short-lived perennial cultivated for its terminal racemes of orange-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthusplay

  Familiarity information: CHEIRANTHUS ALLIONII used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHEIRANTHUS ALLIONII (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Showy erect biennial or short-lived perennial cultivated for its terminal racemes of orange-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cheiranthus allionii; Erysimum allionii; Siberian wall flower

Hypernyms ("Cheiranthus allionii" is a kind of...):

wallflower (any of numerous plants of the genus Erysimum having fragrant yellow or orange or brownish flowers)

Holonyms ("Cheiranthus allionii" is a member of...):

Erysimum; genus 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)


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