Damewort \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}. --Loudon.
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}]