HYSSOPUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hyssopus mean? 

• HYSSOPUS (noun)
  The noun HYSSOPUS has 1 sense:

1. Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs

  Familiarity information: HYSSOPUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYSSOPUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Hyssopus; Hyssopus

Hypernyms ("Hyssopus" is a kind of...):

asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)

Meronyms (members of "Hyssopus"):

hyssop; Hyssopus officinalis (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)

Holonyms ("Hyssopus" is a member of...):

family Labiatae; family Lamiaceae; Labiatae; 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; thyme; sage; rosemary)

 Context examples 

The oil extracted from the leaves and flowering tops of Hyssopus officinalis.

(Hyssop Oil, NCI Thesaurus)