hyssop
noun/ˈhɪ.səp/
Etymology Via Latin hȳsōpum, from Ancient Greek ὕσσωπος (hússōpos), of Semitic origin.
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Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally.
- The life of one plant would be affected by another. Rue was definitely hostile to basil, rosemary to hyssop, but coriander, dill and chervil lived on the friendliest of terms[.]1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 253:
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Any of several similar plants
› Any of several similar plants:
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Agastache foeniculum, blue giant hyssop.
- Derived terms
- anise hyssop, bastard hyssop, giant hyssop, hedgehyssop, hedge hyssop, nettle-leaf giant hyssop, water hyssop, wild hyssop, yellow-flowered water hyssop