alyssum

See also: Alyssum

English

Alyssum serpyllifolium

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἄλυσσον (álusson).

Noun

alyssum (plural alyssums)

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

Synonyms

• (plant of genus Alyssum): madwort, alison

Derived terms

• sweet alyssum
• hoary alyssum

Translations

any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum

• Armenian: վառվռուկ (hy) (vaṙvṙuk)

  Middle Armenian: վառվռուկ (vaṙvṙuk), ալուսան (alusan)

• Finnish: kilpiruoho (fi)
• German: Steinkraut n
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἄλυσσον n (álusson)

• Irish: alasam m
• Italian: alisso m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: smagliczka f
• Portuguese: alisso (pt) m
• Russian: бурачо́к (ru) (buračók)
• Welsh: alyswm m

Further reading

• alyssum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• alyssum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:alyssum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• alyssum at USDA Plants database

Anagrams

• asylums