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Definition of Cheiranthus
1. Noun. Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Brassicaceae, Cruciferae, Family Brassicaceae, Family Cruciferae, Mustard Family
Member holonyms: Cheiranthus Cheiri, Erysimum Cheiri, Wallflower, Prairie Rocket
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cheiranthus
Literary usage of Cheiranthus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Floricultural Cabinet, and Florists Magazine by Joseph Harrison (1850)
"Mr. Marshall was induced to impregnate the Cheiranthus ochroleucus in consequence
of the difficulty of obtaining seeds from it. The seeds he thus secured ..."
2. Handbook of Practical Botany for the Botanical Laboratory and Private Student by Eduard Strasburger (1887)
"32, A and B.—From the under side of the leaf of Cheiranthus Cheiri. A, the hair
seen from above (x 90). B, in cross-section (x 2-40). ..."
3. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1899)
"755 Last October, while collecting ferns on some dry cliffs along the Susquehanna
river, I found several plants of Cheiranthus ..."
4. The Student's Flora of the British Islands by Joseph Dalton Hooker (1878)
"(Flowers white, yellow or lilac.) * Stigmas erect or decurrent on the style 1.
Matthiola. Lateral sepals saccate. Hairs forked , l*. Cheiranthus. ..."
5. A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by John Henry Clarke (1900)
"Cheiranthus Cheiri. Common Wallflower. N. 0. Cruciferae. Tincture. Clinical.—Deafness.
Wisdom-teeth, effects of cutting. Characteristics. ..."
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