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Definition of Hyssopus
1. Noun. Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs.
Exact synonyms: Genus Hyssopus
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Labiatae, Family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, Mint Family
Member holonyms: Hyssop, Hyssopus Officinalis
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Labiatae, Family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, Mint Family
Member holonyms: Hyssop, Hyssopus Officinalis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyssopus
Literary usage of Hyssopus
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. ..."