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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Dame·wort n. Bot. A cruciferrous plant (Hesperis matronalis), remarkable for its fragrance, especially toward the close of the day; -- called also rocket and dame's violet.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Hesperis matronalis
      n : 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, sweet rocket]