hyssop

§English

Hyssopus officinalis

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§Etymology

Via Latin hysopum, from Ancient Greek ὕσσωπος (hússōpos), 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
   1. Agastache foeniculum, blue giant hyssop
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 (zopa)
• Czech: yzop
• Danish: isop
• Esperanto: hisopo
• Faroese: ýsopur m
• Finnish: isoppi, iisoppi
• German: Ysop (de), Isop, Eisop, Josefskraut n
• Greek: ύσσωπος (el) m (ýssopos)

  Ancient: ὕσσωπος m (hússōpos)

• Ido: hisopo (io)
• Maori: hīhopa
• Portuguese: hissopo (pt) m
• Romanian: isop (ro) m
• Russian: иссоп (ru) m (issop)
• Slovak: yzop m
• Slovene: ožepek m
• Swedish: isop

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• Italian: ^{(please verify)} issopo m

• Serbian: blagovanj m, miloduh m

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