Alison
noun
a first name, form of Alice.
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Alison
American
[al-uh-suhn]
/ ˈæl ə sən /
noun
alison
British
/ ˈælɪsən /
noun
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another name for sweet alyssum
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a rare compact annual, Alyssum alyssoides, having small yellow flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
Etymology
Origin of alison
altered from alyssum
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A partnership with JPMorgan would signal another level of acceptance into mainstream finance, report AnnaMaria Andriotis and Alison Sider.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Santa Monica arborist Alison Lancaster recommends hiring a licensed consulting arborist for an independent evaluation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Duncan beat Maja Stark, while Alison Lee came from four holes down to complete the biggest singles comeback in the history of the Solheim Cup, with a 1UP success over Esther Henseleit.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
As my former Salon colleague Alison Stine described it in her story about the history of “Hey Jude” as a British football chant, it sounds great when it reverberates through a huge stadium.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
I relished the sight of high schoolers mingling with contemporary artists like John Legend, Justin Timberlake, and Alison Krauss as well as legends like Smokey Robinson and Patti LaBelle.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
"This will serve you better, if you must take to eating grass like an ox," said the Professor of Eloquence, reaching out his hand and plucking a sprig of sweet alison, which grew everywhere about.
From The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
For at that dead season of the year, sweet alison was almost their only joy.
From The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
"The Bearnais?" queried Claire, playing with the sweet alison; "I wonder where he has his camp now?"
From The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
Treading lightly by his side, she smelled the honeysuckle scent of the sweet alison which she had carried idly away in her hand.
From The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
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