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WHITE ROCKET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does white rocket mean? 

WHITE ROCKET (noun)
  The noun WHITE ROCKET has 1 sense:

1. from Mediterranean region; a naturalized weed throughout southern Europeplay

  Familiarity information: WHITE ROCKET used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WHITE ROCKET (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

From Mediterranean region; a naturalized weed throughout southern Europe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Diplotaxis erucoides; white rocket

Hypernyms ("white 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 ("white rocket" is a member of...):

Diplotaxis; genus Diplotaxis (wall rocket)


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