erysimum cheiri

1. 1.

   perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum

   SynonymswallflowerCheiranthus cheiri

   Broaderflower

   Part ofCheiranthus

Questions about erysimum cheiri

What does erysimum cheiri mean?

erysimum cheiri means "perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum".

What is another word for erysimum cheiri?

Close synonyms include wallflower, Cheiranthus cheiri. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is erysimum cheiri a common word?

erysimum cheiri is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.