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; [syn: Erysimum, genus Erysimum]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Erysimum
n 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 [syn: Erysimum,
genus Erysimum]