hedge hyssop

American  

Also hedge-hyssop

noun

1. any plant of the genus Gratiola, a bitter herb used medicinally.

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hedge hyssop British  

noun

1. any of several North American scrophulariaceous plants of the genus Gratiola, esp G. aurea, having small yellow or white flowers

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Example Sentences

He should receive a Glyster, but without Oil, with double the Quantity of Salt, and a Bit of Soap of the Size of a small Egg; or with four or five Sprigs of Hedge Hyssop.

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They plucked the helago, or hedge hyssop, barefooted, and without a knife, after ablutions, and offerings of bread and wine.

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Leaves narrowed at the base, with mid-vein Hedge Hyssop, Gratiola virginiana. 38b.

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The commonly recognized Hedge Hyssop bears a pale yellow, or a pale purple flower, like that of the Foxglove; and the whole plant has a very bitter taste.

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Then the lawyer himself discovered another yellow flower, the Gratiola or Hedge Hyssop, at the moment when Marjorie rejoiced in the modest little Speedwell.

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