Dyer's Rocket — Rocket Rock et, n. [F. roquette (cf. Sp. ruqueta, It ruchetta), fr. L. eruca.] (Bot.) (a) A cruciferous plant ({Eruca sativa}) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad. (b) Damewort. (c) Rocket larkspur. See below. [1913 Webster] {Dyer s Rocket}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dyer's rocket — Dyer Dy er, n. One whose occupation is to dye cloth and the like. [1913 Webster] {dyer s rocket}, {Dyer s weed}. Same as {Dyer s broom}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dyer's rocket — noun European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America • Syn: ↑dyer s mignonette, ↑weld, ↑Reseda luteola • Hypernyms: ↑reseda • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Reseda … Useful english dictionary
dyer's rocket — weld2. [1860 65; cultivated for a yellow dye] * * * … Universalium
dyer's rocket — noun another term for weld2 … English new terms dictionary
dyer's rocket — /daɪəz ˈrɒkət/ (say duyuhz rokuht) noun a biennial herb, Reseda luteola, with long spikes of yellowish or green flowers, widespread in Europe and western Asia and formerly cultivated for a yellow dye it contains …
dyer's-rocket — dyˈer s rockˈet, dyˈer s weld or dyˈer s yellˈowweed noun A plant (Reseda luteola), related to mignonette, yielding a yellow dye • • • Main Entry: ↑dye … Useful english dictionary
Rocket — Rock et, n. [F. roquette (cf. Sp. ruqueta, It ruchetta), fr. L. eruca.] (Bot.) (a) A cruciferous plant ({Eruca sativa}) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad. (b) Damewort. (c) Rocket larkspur. See below. [1913 Webster] {Dyer s Rocket}. (Bot.) See … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rocket larkspur — Rocket Rock et, n. [F. roquette (cf. Sp. ruqueta, It ruchetta), fr. L. eruca.] (Bot.) (a) A cruciferous plant ({Eruca sativa}) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad. (b) Damewort. (c) Rocket larkspur. See below. [1913 Webster] {Dyer s Rocket}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dyer's broom — dyer s broom, dyer s broom dyer s broom . small Eurasian shrub ({Genista tinctoria}) having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England and U.S.; sometimes grown as an ornamental. Syn: woodwaxen, dyer s greenweed, dyer… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
