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Cheiranthus ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Cheiranthus - Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowersgenus Cheiranthusdilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsBrassicaceae, 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 relativesCheiranthus cheiri, Erysimum cheiri, wallflower - perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimumprairie rocket - any of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers |
Cheiranthus
Cheiranthus a genus of subshrubs and biennial or perennial herbs of the family Cruciferae. The plants are closely related to the genus Erysimum. There are about ten species, distributed on the Madeira and Canary islands, in the Mediterranean countries, northward as far as Central Europe, in China (Tibet, Kansu, Yunnan), and on the Pacific coast of North America. The wall flower (C. cheiri) has been used in floriculture since early antiquity. Cheiranthus Related to Cheiranthus: Cheiranthus cheiri, Erysimum cheiriSynonyms for Cheiranthusnoun Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowersSynonymsRelated Words- dilleniid dicot genus
- Brassicaceae
- Cruciferae
- family Brassicaceae
- family Cruciferae
- mustard family
- Cheiranthus cheiri
- Erysimum cheiri
- wallflower
- prairie rocket
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