Hesperis
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See also: hesperis
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin Hesperis (“of evening, of the west, western”)
Proper noun
Hesperis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – certain flowering plants, native to Eurasia.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Brassicales - order; Brassicaceae - family; Hesperideae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Hesperis matronalis (dame's rocket) - type species
References
Hesperis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Hesperis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Hesperis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Hesperis at Brassibase
