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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Lamiaceae —aromatic plants, includinghyssop . - proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Eulophidae — parasitichymenopteran insects.
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Hyssop proper, Hyssopus officinalis, is a milder-mannered European herb with fresh-spicy and camphor notes.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Hyssop proper, Hyssopus officinalis, is a milder-mannered European herb with fresh-spicy and camphor notes.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Hyssopus naturaliter in petra nascitur. 32 Here Bruno is deliberately choosing petra over saxa.
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Hyssopus naturaliter in petra nascitur: "Petra autem", ait
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NIGAM, M.C. and HANDA, K.L. (1963) (The essential oil of Hyssopus officinalis) Reichstoffe Aromen, 13, 33 - 34,
Chapter 5 1953
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= Hyssop = (_Hyssopus officinalis_, Linn.), a perennial evergreen undershrub of the Labiatæ, native of the Mediterranean region.
Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses M. G. Kains
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Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis); Lavender (Lavendula vera); Marjoram
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Origanum = = not to the Hyssopus officinalis = = that all ancient tradition points when referring to the hyssop of the Scriptures.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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Like the Hyssopus officinalis it belongs to the family of the labiatæ, has aromatic and detergent properties, and can be easily made into a bunch for purposes of sprinkling.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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Nor is it surprising to find that this same connexion of hyssop with the various cleansings of the Mosaic Law suggested to many writers the identification of that plant with the Hyssopus officinalis, or common hyssop, with which they were particularly acquainted, and the detergent properties of which they not unnaturally thought had induced the Hebrew legislator to select it as especially fit for the purificatory services in Israel.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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