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alyssum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
alyssum
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum, mostly of Eurasian origin, that have racemes of white or yellow flowers.

Etymology

Borrowed from taxonomic name Alyssum, from Ancient Greek ἄλυσσον (álusson).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Alyssum, ἄλυσσον

Inflected Forms

alyssums (plural)

Phrases

golden alyssum goldentuft alyssum golden-tuft alyssum hoary alyssum sweet alyssum Wulfen's alyssum

Synonyms

madwort alison

Questions

What does alyssum mean?
Any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum, mostly of Eurasian origin, that have racemes of white or yellow flowers.
Where does alyssum come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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