'Cheiranthus Cheiri' definitions:

Definition of 'Cheiranthus cheiri'

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noun
Perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum [syn: wallflower, Cheiranthus cheiri, Erysimum cheiri]

Definition of 'Cheiranthus Cheiri'

From: 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A lady at a ball, who, either from choice, or because not asked to dance, remains a spectator. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Bot.) In Australia, the desert poison bush ({Gastrolobium grandiflorum}); -- called also native wallflower. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Definition of 'Cheiranthus Cheiri'

From: GCIDE
  • Gillyflower \Gil"ly*flow`er\, n. [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove, OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. girofl['e]e gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. ? clove tree; ? nut + ? leaf, akin to E. foliage. Cf. Caryophyllus, July-flower.] [Written also gilliflower.] (Bot.)
  • 1. A name given by old writers to the clove pink ({Dianthus Caryophyllus}) but now to the common stock ({Matthiola incana}), a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant blossoms, usually purplish, but often pink or white. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish red color, and having a large core.
  • Clove gillyflower, the clove pink.
  • Marsh gillyflower, the ragged robin ({Lychnis Flos-cuculi}).
  • Queen's gillyflower, or Winter gillyflower, damewort.
  • Sea gillyflower, the thrift (Armeria vulgaris).
  • Wall gillyflower, the wallflower (Cheiranthus Cheiri).
  • Water gillyflower, the water violet. [1913 Webster]