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Hyssop

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. Synonym: Hyssopus officinalis.

Bitter leaves used sparingly in salads; dried flowers used in soups and tisanes.

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"Hyssop" Quotes from Famous Books

... human feeling in his voice, "canst thou not conceive, Harold, thou who art a warrior, what it would be to see ever before thee the face of thy deadliest foe—the one against whom all thy struggles of life and death had turned into memories of hyssop ...

— Harold, Complete - The Last Of The Saxon Kings • Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Words linked to "Hyssop" : herbaceous plant, herb, genus Hyssopus