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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 Europe
Familiarity information: WHITE ROCKET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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