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Definition of Hyssop
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.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Hyssopus, Hyssopus
2. Noun. Bitter leaves used sparingly in salads; dried flowers used in soups and tisanes.
Definition of Hyssop
1. n. A plant (Hyssopus officinalis). The leaves have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste.
Definition of Hyssop
1. Noun. Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus ''Hyssopus'', native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally ¹
2. Noun. Any of several similar plants ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete US) The sage brush ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hyssop
1. a medicinal herb [n -S]
Medical Definition of Hyssop
1. A plant (Hyssopus officinalis). The leaves have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste. The hyssop of Scripture is supposed to be a species of caper (Capparis spinosa), but probably the name was used for several different plants. Origin: OE. Hysope, ysope, OF. Ysope, F. Hysope, hyssope, L. Hysopum, hyssopum, hyssopus, Gr, an aromatic plant, fr. Heb. Esov. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyssop
Literary usage of Hyssop
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Its existence in Egypt is proved by Ex., xii, 22, wherein Moses is represented
as bidding the elders of Israel to take a bunch of hyssop and to sprinkle ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"Wr. Probably Centaurea nigra, L. hyssop. ... See Hedge hyssop. hyssop, Stitch.
Genista anglica, L.—Hants. ..."
3. The Saturday Magazine (1841)
"4, 49, and 52i) These, and other passages of Scripture, do net refer to the plant
which now bears the name of hyssop. A modern authority is of opinion that ..."
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