» genus cheiranthus
Noun (1 meaning)
1. Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers.
genus cheiranthus is a type of:
- dilleniid dicot genus (noun) - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
genus cheiranthus is a member of:
- Cruciferae, family Cruciferae, Brassicaceae, family Brassicaceae, mustard family (noun) - a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers
members of genus cheiranthus:
- prairie rocket (noun) - any of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers
- wallflower, Cheiranthus cheiri, Erysimum cheiri (noun) - perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange