cheiranthus cheiri

3 definitions found

cheiranthus cheiri - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

  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.]

cheiranthus cheiri - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Cheiranthus cheiri
      n 1: 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]