prairie rocket

prairie rocket
noun
1. any of several North American plants of the genus Erysimum having large yellow flowers
Hypernyms: ↑flower
Member Holonyms: ↑Erysimum, ↑genus Erysimum
2. any of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers
Hypernyms: ↑flower
Member Holonyms: ↑Cheiranthus, ↑genus Cheiranthus

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noun
1. : any of several western American cruciferous herbs of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers
2. : any of several plants of the genus Erysimum

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