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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Damewort

· Dame·wort · IPA
01 n. A cruciferrous plant (Hesperis matronalis), remarkable for its fragrance, especially toward the close of the day; -- called also rocket and…
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    A cruciferrous plant (Hesperis matronalis), remarkable for its fragrance, especially toward the close of the day; -- called also rocket and dame's violet.(Bot.) Also: rocket, dame's violet