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

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche