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ERYSIMUM CHEIRI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Erysimum cheiri mean? 

ERYSIMUM CHEIRI (noun)
  The noun ERYSIMUM CHEIRI has 1 sense:

1. perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimumplay

  Familiarity information: ERYSIMUM CHEIRI used as a noun is very rare.


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ERYSIMUM CHEIRI (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cheiranthus cheiri; Erysimum cheiri; wallflower

Hypernyms ("Erysimum cheiri" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("Erysimum cheiri" is a member of...):

Cheiranthus; genus Cheiranthus (Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers)


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