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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 flowersplay

2. any of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowersplay

  Familiarity information: PRAIRIE ROCKET used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PRAIRIE ROCKET (noun)


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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