Hyssopus

noun

Hys·​so·​pus

ˈhisəpəs,

hə̇ˈsōp-

: a Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs (family Labiatae) having floral whorls in bracted spikes see hyssop sense 1

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, hyssop

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