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SWEET ROCKET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sweet rocket mean? 

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

1. long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North Americaplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


SWEET ROCKET (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

damask violet; Dame's violet; Hesperis matronalis; sweet rocket

Hypernyms ("sweet rocket" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("sweet rocket" is a member of...):

genus Hesperis; Hesperis (biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers)


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