HESPERIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hesperis mean? 

• HESPERIS (noun)
  The noun HESPERIS has 1 sense:

1. biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers

  Familiarity information: HESPERIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HESPERIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Hesperis; Hesperis

Hypernyms ("Hesperis" is a kind of...):

dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Meronyms (members of "Hesperis"):

damask violet; Dame's violet; Hesperis matronalis; sweet rocket (long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America)

Holonyms ("Hesperis" is a member of...):

Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)