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alyssum

a·lys·sum
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-lis-uh m]
    • /əˈlɪs əm/
    • /ˈalɪsəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-lis-uh m]
    • /əˈlɪs əm/

Definitions of alyssum word

  • noun alyssum any widely cultivated herbaceous garden plant of the genus Alyssum, having clusters of small yellow or white flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers) 3
  • noun alyssum any of a genus (Alyssum) of crucifers with white or yellow flowers and grayish leaves 3
  • noun alyssum sweet alyssum 3
  • noun alyssum any of various plants belonging to the genus Alyssum, of the mustard family, having clusters of small yellow or white flowers. 1
  • noun alyssum any of several related plants of the genus Aurinia, as A. saxatilis, a widely cultivated species with yellow flowers. 1
  • noun alyssum sweet alyssum. 1
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Origin of alyssum

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < New Latin; Latin alysson < Greek, neuter of ályssos curing (canine) madness, equivalent to a- a-6 + lýss(a) madness + -os adj. suffix

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Parts of speech for Alyssum

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adverb
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alyssum popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Related words

  • basket-of-gold

    a yellow-flowered perennial plant (Alyssum saxatile, now more properly Aurinia saxatilis) of the crucifer family, often used in rock gardens

  • madwort

    a mat-forming plant, Aurinia saxatilis (or Alyssum saxatille), of the mustard family, having spatulate leaves and open clusters of pale yellow flowers.

  • mustard family

    the plant family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants having alternate leaves, acrid or pungent juice, clusters of four-petaled flowers, and fruit in the form of a two-parted capsule, and including broccoli, cabbage, candytuft, cauliflower, cress, mustard, radish, sweet alyssum, turnip, and wallflower.

  • sweet alyssum

    a garden plant, Lobularia maritima, of the mustard family, having narrow leaves and small, white or violet flowers.
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