Hesperis matronalis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Hesperis matronalis
    n 1: long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more
         pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to
         Siberia and into North America [syn: {damask violet},
         {Dame's violet}, {sweet rocket}, {Hesperis matronalis}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Damewort \Dame"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
   A cruciferrous plant ({Hesperis matronalis}), remarkable for
   its fragrance, especially toward the close of the day; --
   called also {rocket} and {dame's violet}. --Loudon.
   [1913 Webster]

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