Definition of Hesperis

1. Noun. Biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Hesperis

Herxheimer's reaction
Herzberg
Herzegovina
Herzegovinan
Herzegovinian
Herzegowina
Heschl's gyri
Heshvan
Hesiod
Hesper
Hesperian
Hesperian epoch
Hesperians
Hesperiphona
Hesperiphona vespertina
Hesperis
Hesperis matronalis
Hesperus
Hess
Hess' law
Hess' test
Hess screen
Hesse
Hesselbach's fascia
Hesselbach's hernia
Hesselbach's ligament
Hesselbach's triangle
Hessian
Hessian boot

Literary usage of Hesperis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Flower Garden: Or, Breck's Book of Flowers; in which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1856)
"There are some lovely cultivated varieties, with double blue, red and white flowers, but they are rarely seen in collections of plants. hesperis. ..."

2. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"hesperis, Dame's-violet, Rocket, or Queen's Gilliflower. ... and Leave* finely cut. , iz hesperis lútea, ... hesperis allium rt¡lil-.ni. Mor. Hiß. ..."

3. Flora Domestica: Or, The Portable Flower-garden : with Directions for the by Elizabeth Kent (1825)
"H. hesperis is from the Greek, and signifies evening; the flowers are so called because they smell sweetest at that time.—English, Rocket; Dame's-violets; ..."

4. A Practical Treatise on Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils: Comprising Both by William Theodore Brannt, Karl Schaedler (1896)
"It is used as a lamp oil and in the manufacture of soap. 4. hesperis oil ... G.; huile de julienne, F.) is obtained from the seed of hesperis matronalis, ..."

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