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TANSY-LEAVED ROCKET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tansy-leaved rocket mean? 

TANSY-LEAVED ROCKET (noun)
  The noun TANSY-LEAVED ROCKET has 1 sense:

1. perennial stellate and hairy herb with small yellow flowers of mountains of southern Europe; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbriumplay

  Familiarity information: TANSY-LEAVED ROCKET used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TANSY-LEAVED ROCKET (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Perennial stellate and hairy herb with small yellow flowers of mountains of southern Europe; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Hugueninia tanacetifolia; Sisymbrium tanacetifolia; tansy-leaved rocket

Hypernyms ("tansy-leaved rocket" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("tansy-leaved rocket" is a member of...):

genus Hugueninia; Hugueninia (one species: tansy-leaved rocket)


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