DAMASK VIOLET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does damask violet mean? 

• DAMASK VIOLET (noun)
  The noun DAMASK VIOLET has 1 sense:

1. long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America

  Familiarity information: DAMASK VIOLET used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DAMASK VIOLET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

damask violet; Dame's violet; Hesperis matronalis; sweet rocket

Hypernyms ("damask violet" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("damask violet" is a member of...):

genus Hesperis; Hesperis (biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers)