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Noun: damask violet
  1. Long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America
    - Dame's violet, sweet rocket, Hesperis matronalis

Derived forms: damask violets

Type of: flower

Part of: genus Hesperis, Hesperis

Encyclopedia: Damask violet