Definition of Genus alyssum

1. Noun. A genus of the family Cruciferae.

Exact synonyms: Alyssum
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Brassicaceae, Cruciferae, Family Brassicaceae, Family Cruciferae, Mustard Family
Member holonyms: Alyssum, Madwort

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Alyssum

genus Alnus
genus Alocasia
genus Aloe
genus Alopecurus
genus Alopex
genus Alopius
genus Alosa
genus Alouatta
genus Alpinia
genus Alsobia
genus Alsophila
genus Alstonia
genus Alstroemeria
genus Alternanthera
genus Althaea
genus Alyssum
genus Alytes
genus Amanita
genus Amaranthus
genus Amaryllis
genus Amauropelta
genus Amazona
genus Amberboa
genus Ambloplites
genus Amblyrhynchus
genus Ambrosia
genus Ambystoma
genus Ameiurus
genus Amelanchier
genus Amia

Literary usage of Genus alyssum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Ladies' Flower-garden of Ornamental Perennials by Loudon (Jane) (1843)
"... that of Alyssum saxatile, I have retained the old name, though all the plants I shall describe are included in the new genus. Alyssum is derived from a, ..."

2. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1896)
"genus alyssum ALYSSUM (Greek, a, privative, and luxmi, rage, frenzy, from a former belief in its power to cure madness). A genus of about ninety species, ..."

3. Popular Flowers, and how to Cultivate Them by Edward Sprague Rand (1876)
"In the allied genus Alyssum there are many species of early-blooming yellow flowering plants, which are attractive from the season when they flower, ..."

4. Pittonia by Edward Lee Greene (1901)
"it is the type which he specifically discusses in his argument for the segregation of all these plants from the genus Alyssum. His argument is this: Alsine ..."

5. Seventy-five Popular Flowers, and how to Cultivate Them by Edward Sprague Rand (1870)
"In the allied genus Alyssum there are many species of early-blooming yellow flowering plants, which are attractive from the season when they flower, ..."

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