alyssum

See also: Alyssum

English

Alyssum serpyllifolium

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Alyssum, from Ancient Greek ἄλυσσον (álusson).

Noun

alyssum (plural alyssums)

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

Synonyms

• (plant of genus Alyssum): madwort, alison

Derived terms

• sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
• hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana)

Translations

any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum

• Armenian: վառվռուկ (hy) (vaṙvṙuk)

  Middle Armenian: վառվռուկ (vaṙvṙuk), ալուսան (alusan)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 庭薺 / 庭荠 (tíngjì)

• Dutch: schildzaad (nl) n
• Finnish: kilpiruoho (fi)
• French: alysse (fr) f
• German: Steinkraut n
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἄλυσσον n (álusson)

• Irish: alasam m
• Italian: alisso m
• Polish: smagliczka f
• Portuguese: alisso (pt) m
• Romanian: ciucușoară (ro) f, albiță (ro) f
• Russian: бурачо́к (ru) (buračók)
• Welsh: alyswm m

Further reading

• Alyssum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Alyssum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Alyssum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• alyssum at USDA Plants database

Anagrams

• asylums