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BROMPTON STOCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does brompton stock mean?
• BROMPTON STOCK (noun)
The noun BROMPTON STOCK has 1 sense:
1. European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental
Familiarity information: BROMPTON STOCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
brompton stock; Matthiola incana
Hypernyms ("brompton stock" is a kind of...):
gillyflower; stock (any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers)
Holonyms ("brompton stock" is a member of...):
genus Matthiola; Matthiola (genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals)
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