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Definition: Erysimum

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Large genus of annual or perennial herbs some grown for their flowers and some for their attractive evergreen leaves; Old World and North America.[Wordnet].

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Date "Erysimum" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Common Expressions: Erysimum

Expressions Definition
Erysimum allionii Showy erect biennial or short-lived perennial cultivated for its terminal racemes of orange-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Erysimum arkansanum Biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Erysimum asperum Biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Erysimum cheiranthoides Slender yellow-flowered European mustard often troublesome as a weed; formerly used as an anthelmintic. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Erysimum cheiri 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. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Erysimum Large genus of annual or perennial herbs some grown for their flowers and some for their attractive evergreen leaves; Old World and North America. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Specialty Expressions: Erysimum

Expressions Domain Definition
Erysimum cheiranthoides Aerospace Wormseed mustard is a naturalized herb found across Canada in fields and waste places. It contains large quantities of glucosinolates, which release allylisothiocyanate upon hydrolysis. Cattle and swine were poisoned in Canada when feeds were contaminated with sufficient quantities of seed from wormseed mustard plants (Kingsbury 1964, Palechek 1986). Swine died after ingesting food that contained 1.7% seeds of the plant by weight (Kingsbury 1964). General symptoms of poisoning: 1- Cattle: a- colic; and b- depression; and 2- Swine: death. (references)

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Topics by Level of Interest: Erysimum

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Erysimum mediohispanicum 12     Erysimum 'Chelsea Jacket' 3
Erysimum baeticum 10     Erysimum baeticum 10
Erysimum cheiranthoides 7     Erysimum capitatum 7
Erysimum nevadense 7     Erysimum cheiranthoides 7
Erysimum capitatum 7     Erysimum kykkoticum 5
Erysimum kykkoticum 5     Erysimum mediohispanicum 12
Erysimum 'Chelsea Jacket' 3     Erysimum nevadense 7

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Synonym: Erysimum
Position Synonym (sorted by strength)

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genus Erysimum.
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