(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:44:46

A*lys"sum (#), n. [NL., fr. Gr. , name of a plant, perh. fr. priv. + raging madness.] Bot.

A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The sweet alyssum (A. maritimum), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet-scented flowers.

 

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