Hyssopus

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Hyssopus - Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubsgenus Hyssopusasterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubsfamily Labiatae, family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, mint family - a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemaryhyssop, Hyssopus officinalis - a European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated as a remedy for bruises; yields hyssop oil

Hyssopus

a plant genus of the family Labiatae. Its members are perennial, very odorous herbs or semishrubs with linear or oblong leaves. The flowers are usually blue and grow in a common spikelike inflorescence. There are approximately 1 5 species of Hyssopus, sometimes accepted as one polymorphous species, in the Mediterranean, Asia Minor, and Central Asia. Nine species are found in the USSR, in the central and southern regions of the European part, in the Caucasus, the southern half of Western Siberia, and Middle Asia; it grows in the steppes and on dry hills and rocky slopes. Hyssop (H. officinalis) is cultivated in the southern-Ukraine, the Caucasus, and Middle Asia; it easily runs wild. It contains essential oils and is used as a spice in cooking and liqueurs and flavored spirits.

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Hyssopus

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Synonyms for Hyssopus

noun Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs

Synonyms

genus Hyssopus

Related Words

asterid dicot genus
family Labiatae
family Lamiaceae
Labiatae
Lamiaceae
mint family
hyssop
Hyssopus officinalis

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