noun
long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America
• Syn: ↑damask violet, ↑Dame's violet, ↑Hesperis matronalis
• Hypernyms: ↑flower
• Member Holonyms: ↑Hesperis, ↑genus Hesperis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.