Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several plants, of the genus Alyssum, mostly of Eurasian origin, that have racemes of white or yellow flowers.
More synonyms by meaning
nounany garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἄλυσσον
- taxonomic nameAlyssum
- Englishalyssum
Borrowed from taxonomic name Alyssum, from Ancient Greek ἄλυσσον (álusson).
More words from taxonomic name, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἄλυσσον
- ἄλυσσον (álusson)any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum
Chinese Mandarin 庭薺 /庭荠
- 庭薺 /庭荠 (tíngjì)any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum
Dutch schildzaad
- schildzaadany of several plants, of the genus Alyssum
Esperanto aliso
- alisoany of several plants, of the genus Alyssum
Finnish kilpiruoho
- kilpiruohoany of several plants, of the genus Alyssum
French alysse
- alysseany of several plants, of the genus Alyssum
German Steinkraut
- Steinkrautany of several plants, of the genus Alyssum
Irish alasam
- alasamany of several plants, of the genus Alyssum
Italian alisso
- alissoany of several plants, of the genus Alyssum
Polish smagliczka
- smagliczkaany of several plants, of the genus Alyssum
Portuguese alisso
- alissoany of several plants, of the genus Alyssum
Romanian ciucușoară, albiță
- ciucușoarăany of several plants, of the genus Alyssum
- albițăany of several plants, of the genus Alyssum
Russian бурачо́к
- бурачо́к (buračók)any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum
Welsh alyswm
- alyswmany of several plants, of the genus Alyssum
Cite this entry
alyssum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alyssum
“alyssum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alyssum. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alyssum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alyssum.
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