NOUN | plant | Hyssopus, genus Hyssopus | Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs |
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Meaning | Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs. | |
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Synonym | genus Hyssopus | |
Member of | Labiatae, family Labiatae, Lamiaceae, family Lamiaceae, mint family | A large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint |
Members | hyssop, Hyssopus officinalis | A European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery |
Broader | asterid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs |
Spanish | genus hyssopus, hyssopus | |
Catalan | genus hyssopus, hyssopus |
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