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[syn: western wall flower, Erysimum asperum, Cheiranthus asperus, Erysimum arkansanum]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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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.
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2. A lady at a ball, who, either from choice, or because not
asked to dance, remains a spectator. [Colloq.]
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3. (Bot.) In Australia, the desert poison bush (Gastrolobium
grandiflorum); -- called also native wallflower.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Erysimum asperum
n 1: biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having
orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota
and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus [syn:
western wall flower, Erysimum asperum, Cheiranthus
asperus, Erysimum arkansanum]