hyssop
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Via Latin hysopum, from Ancient Greek ὕσσωπος (hússōpos), of Semitic origin.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
hyssop (countable and uncountable, plural hyssops)
- Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally
- Any of several similar plants
- (obsolete, US) The sagebrush (Artemisia spp.)
- (biblical) A plant used used for sprinkling of blood or water in purification rituals and at Passover, Origanum syriacum
Derived terms[edit]
- anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
- bastard hyssop (Teucrium pseudo-hyssopus)
- giant hyssops (Agastache spp.)
- hedge hyssops (Gratiola spp.)
- water hyssops (Bacopa spp.)
- wild hyssops (Agastache cana, Hyssopus spp., or Verbena officinalis)
Translations[edit]
herb of the genus Hyssopus
Agastache foeniculum
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sagebrush — see sagebrush
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References[edit]
Hyssopus officinalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Hyssopus (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hyssopus (Lamiaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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