alyssum

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alyssum

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Borrowed from taxonomic name Alyssum, from Ancient Greek ἄλυσσον (álusson).

noun alyssums

Any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum, mostly of Eurasian origin, that have racemes of white or yellow flowers.
Similar: madwort, alison

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noun any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum

中文	庭薺 /庭荠 tíngjì
Português	alisso
Français	alysse
Deutsch	Steinkraut
Italiano	alisso
Română	ciucușoară, albiță
Русский	бурачо́к buračók

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@misc{alyssum_2026,
  title = {alyssum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alyssum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}