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sweet alyssum

noun

  1. a garden plant, Lobularia maritima, of the mustard family, having narrow leaves and small, white or violet flowers.


sweet alyssum

noun

  1. a Mediterranean plant, Lobularia maritima, having clusters of small fragrant white or violet flowers, that is widely grown in gardens: family Brassicaceae (crucifers) See also alyssum
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sweet alyssum1

First recorded in 1825–35
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Example Sentences

My border seeds, the sweet alyssum and lobelia, I had sense enough not to plant, and I sowed none of the perennials.

Some of the annual flowers may also be used for strong color effects, as Lobelia Erinus and sweet alyssum.

Sweet-pease, sweet-williams, sweet-mignonette, and sweet-alyssum.

The day was warm, and the air rich with the perfume of sweet alyssum, beneath which delicate flower the whole island lay buried.

A few pansies and a tuft of sweet alyssum smiled a welcome, though all the rest of my flowers were dead.

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