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Alyssum


A-lys′sum

(ȧ-lĭs′sŭm)
,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ἄλυσσον
, name of a plant, perh. fr.
priv. +
λύσσα
raging madness.]
(Bot.)
A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The
sweet alyssum
(
Alyssum maritimum
), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet-scented flowers.

Definition 2024


Alyssum

Alyssum

See also: alyssum

Translingual

Alyssum montanum

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Alyssum n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – flowering herbs, native to western Eurasia and North Africa, formerly including the members of Lobularia and Aurinia.

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alyssum

alyssum

See also: Alyssum

English

Alyssum serpyllifolium

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alyssum (plural alyssums)

  1. Any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum, mostly of Eurasian origin, that have racemes of white or yellow flowers.

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