Define Alyssum using "exact" search strategy.
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| Source: gcide | Alyssum \A*lys"sum\ ([.a]*l[i^]s"s[u^]m), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
'a`lysson, name of a plant, perh. fr. 'a priv. + ly`ssa
raging madness.] (Bot.)
A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The {sweet alyssum}
({Alyssum maritimum}), cultivated for bouquets, bears small,
white, sweet-scented flowers.
[1913 Webster]
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| Source: wn | alyssum
n 1: any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of
small yellow or white flowers [syn: {madwort}]
2: a genus of the family Cruciferae [syn: {genus Alyssum}]
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