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Erysimum asperum
(gcide) | 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.
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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.
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2. A lady at a ball, who, either from choice, or because not
asked to dance, remains a spectator. [Colloq.]
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3. (Bot.) In Australia, the desert poison bush ({Gastrolobium
grandiflorum}); -- called also native wallflower.
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erysimum asperum
(wn) | Erysimum asperum
n 1: biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having
orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota
and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus [syn:
western wall flower, Erysimum asperum, {Cheiranthus
asperus}, Erysimum arkansanum] |
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