genus Matthiola

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genus Matthiola - genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentalsMatthioladilleniid 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 relativesgillyflower, stock - any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowersbrompton stock, Matthiola incana - European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental