Damewort

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]