hyssop

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Hyssopus officinalis

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Etymology

Via Latin hysopum, from Ancient Greek ὕσσωπος (hussopos), of Semitic origin.

Noun

hyssop (plural hyssops)

1. Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally
2. Any of several similar plants
3. (obsolete, US) The sage brush

Derived terms

• anise hyssop
• bastard hyssop
• giant hyssop
• hedge hyssop
• water hyssop
• wild hyssop

Translations

any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus

• Armenian: զոպա (hy) (zopa)
• Czech: yzop (cs)
• Danish: isop (da)
• Esperanto: hisopo (eo)
• Faroese: ýsopur (fo) m
• Finnish: isoppi (fi), iisoppi (fi)

• German: Ysop (de), Isop (de), Eisop (de), Josefskraut (de) n
• Ido: hisopo (io)
• Russian: иссоп (ru) (issop) m
• Slovak: yzop (sk) m
• Slovene: ožepek (sl) m
• Swedish: isop (sv)

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• Italian: issopo m

• Serbian: blagovanj m, miloduh m

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