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Cheiranthus definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers [syn: Cheiranthus, genus Cheiranthus]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Wallflower Wall"flow`er, n. 1. (Bot.) A perennial, cruciferous plant (Cheiranthus Cheiri), with sweet-scented flowers varying in color from yellow to orange and deep red. In Europe it very common on old walls. Note: The name is sometimes extended to other species of Cheiranthus and of the related genus Erysimum, especially the American Western wallflower (Erysimum asperum), a biennial herb with orange-yellow flowers. 2. A lady at a ball, who, either from choice, or because not asked to dance, remains a spectator. [Colloq.]