Look up: alyssum

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   Alyssum
   Alyssum is a genus of cruciferous plants including the madwort.
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   Alyssum
   [n] - any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers 2. [n] - a genus of the family Cruciferae
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   Alyssum
   A·lys'sum noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., name of a plant, perhaps from 'a priv. + ... raging madness.] (Botany) A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The sweet alyssum ( A. maritimum ), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet-scented flowers.
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   alyssum
   <botany> A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The sweet alyssum (A. Maritimum), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet-scented flowers. ... Origin: NL, fr. Gr, name of a plant, perh. Fr. Priv. + raging madness. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   Alyssum
   genus Alyssum noun a genus of the family Cruciferae
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   alyssum
   noun any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers
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   Alyssum
   `Alyssum` is a genus of about 100-170 species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perennial herbaceous plants or (rarely) small shrubs, growing to 10-100 cm tall, with oblong-oval leaves and yellow or white flowers (pink to purple in a few species). The genus `Lobularia` is closely related to `A...
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   Alyssum
   • (n.) A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The sweet alyssum (A. maritimum), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet-scented flowers.
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   Alyssum
   Alyssum is a Lat In girl name. The meaning of the name is `Plant, Thought to Cure Hiccups and Madness` The name Alyssum doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Alyssum seems to be unique!
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    alyssum
    alyssum (ulis'um) , any species of the genus Alyssum of the family Cruciferae (mustard family), annual and perennial herbs native to the Mediterranean area. A few species, notably the perennial golden tuft (A. saxatile), are cultivated as rock-garden or border ornamentals for their masses of yel...
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