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Definition of Hyssopus officinalis
1. Noun. 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.
Terms within: Hyssop
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Hyssopus, Hyssopus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyssopus Officinalis
Literary usage of Hyssopus officinalis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The British Flora Medica: A History of the Medicinal Plants of Great Britain by Benjamin Herbert Barton, Thomas Castle (1877)
"Goats and sheep eat the foliage of this plant, other animals in general refuse it.
CXI. hyssopus officinalis, L. HYSSOP. Nat. Ord. LABIATA. ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Like the hyssopus officinalis it belongs to the family of the ... In the first
place, it is to the Origanum—not to the hyssopus officinalis—that all ancient ..."
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