Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweet alyssum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: sweet- alyssum
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A low-growing flowering annual (Lobularia maritima).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The smell of wall-flower and sweet alyssum rose from the garden, and the inexpressible freshness of the daffodils."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

sweet alyssums (plural)

Synonyms

sweet alison lobularia maritima

Questions

What does sweet alyssum mean?: A low-growing flowering annual (Lobularia maritima).

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