Found 2 items, similar to cheiranthus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Cheiranthus Cheiranthus n : Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers [syn: genus Cheiranthus]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cheiranthus Wallflower \Wall"flow`er\, n. 1. (Bot.) A perennial, cruciferous plant (Cheiranthus Cheiri ), with sweet-scented flowers varying in color from yellow to orange and deep red. In Europe it very common on old walls. [1913 Webster] Note: The name is sometimes extended to other species of Cheiranthus and of the related genus Erysimum, especially the American Western wallflower (Erysimum asperum ), a biennial herb with orange-yellow flowers. [1913 Webster] 2. A lady at a ball, who, either from choice, or because not asked to dance, remains a spectator. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 3. (Bot.) In Australia, the desert poison bush (Gastrolobium grandiflorum ); -- called also native wallflower. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]