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sweet alyssum

sweet a·lys·sum
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sweet uh-lis-uh m]
    • /swit əˈlɪs əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sweet uh-lis-uh m]
    • /swit əˈlɪs əm/

Definitions of sweet alyssum words

  • noun sweet alyssum a garden plant, Lobularia maritima, of the mustard family, having narrow leaves and small, white or violet flowers. 1
  • noun sweet alyssum a Mediterranean plant, Lobularia maritima, having clusters of small fragrant white or violet flowers, that is widely grown in gardens: family Brassicaceae (crucifers) 0
  • noun sweet alyssum a short garden plant (Lobularia maritima) of the crucifer family, with small spikes of tiny flowers 0
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Origin of sweet alyssum

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35

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Parts of speech for Sweet alyssum

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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sweet alyssum popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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