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PRAIRIE ROCKET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does prairie rocket mean?
• PRAIRIE ROCKET (noun)
The noun PRAIRIE ROCKET has 2 senses:
1. any of several North American plants of the genus Erysimum having large yellow flowers
2. any of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers
Familiarity information: PRAIRIE ROCKET used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several North American plants of the genus Erysimum having large yellow flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("prairie rocket" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("prairie rocket" 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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("prairie rocket" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("prairie rocket" is a member of...):
Cheiranthus; genus Cheiranthus (Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers)
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