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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Alyssum

/(ȧ*lĭs"sŭm)/ · A·lys·sum · IPA
01 n. A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The sweet alyssum (Alyssum maritimum), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet-scented f…
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    A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The sweet alyssum (Alyssum maritimum), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet-scented flowers.(Bot.)