Associations to the word «Alyssum»

Pictures for the word «Alyssum»

Wiktionary

ALYSSUM, noun. Any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum, mostly of Eurasian origin, that have racemes of white or yellow flowers.
ALYSSUM, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae   — flowering herbs, native to western Eurasia and North Africa, formerly including the members of Lobularia and Aurinia.

Dictionary definition

ALYSSUM, noun. Any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers.
ALYSSUM, noun. A genus of the family Cruciferae.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
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