DAMEWORT

Etymology

Noun

damewort (uncountable)

dame's rocket, Hesperis matronalis.

Anagrams

• meadwort, metaword, to meward, two-armed, wardmote

Source: Wiktionary


Dame"wort`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A cruciferrous plant (Hesperis matronalis), remarkable for its fragrance, especially toward the close of the day; -- called also rocket and dame's violet. Loudon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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