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alyssum

Any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum, mostly of Eurasian origin, that have racemes of white or yellow flowers.

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Common Phrases

saxatile alyssum. alyssummaritimum alyssumbertolonii alyssummontanum alyssummurale alyssumalyssum sweetalyssum white

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Poetry examples for “alyssum”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

THE downs will lose the sun, white alyssum
Lose the bees' hum;