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Definition of Genus alyssum
1. Noun. A genus of the family Cruciferae.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Brassicaceae, Cruciferae, Family Brassicaceae, Family Cruciferae, Mustard Family
Member holonyms: Alyssum, Madwort
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Alyssum
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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