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Definition: DAMEWORT

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A cruciferrous plant (Hesperis matronalis), remarkable for its fragrance, especially toward the close of the day; -- called also rocket and dame's violet.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Damewort" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: DAMEWORT

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A cruciferrous plant (Hesperis matronalis), remarkable for its fragrance, especially toward the close of the day; -- called also rocket and dame's violet.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "DAMEWORT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)