Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various chiefly Mediterranean weeds or ornamentals of the genus Alyssum in the mustard family, having racemes of white or yellow flowers.
- noun Any of various similar plants in the mustard family, especially sweet alyssum.
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- noun Any of several
plants , of the genus Alyssum, that haveracemes of white or yellow flowers.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Provide a mixture of nectar and seed rich flowering plants such as alyssum, sunflower and knapweed, which will attract insects and also provide seed for birds to feed on.
Archive 2008-10-01 Thatsnews 2008
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Provide a mixture of nectar and seed rich flowering plants such as alyssum, sunflower and knapweed, which will attract insects and also provide seed for birds to feed on.
Feed the birds and create homes for wildlife Thatsnews 2008
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They take time to fill in, but shallow rooted annuals such as alyssum or impatiens can be seeded among them, reducing weeds and adding temporary color.
How To Avoid Housework PAULA JHUNG 1995
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Sow certain things for succession, such as alyssum and mignonnette; and if you can spare a bit of reserve ground, sow there small patches of many annuals, ready for emergencies.
Gardening by Myself 1872
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The open space between the tower and the house is filled with flowers and scented with the alyssum that
Robinson Jeffers 2010
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Plant groupings along the way, screening and exposing views until you finally see the house and the entrance gardens, which could consist of boxwood, perennials or sweet alyssum edged with perennials and walkways between them.
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Anderson's wife, Ana, a garden designer, said that because container gardens dry out quickly, she prefers water-wise plants such as English broom, alyssum, sedum or thyme.
How to soften the transition from sidewalk to front door Ann Cameron Siegal 2010
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The clouds of alyssum are impossible here, although we plant them anyway, with our heat.
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The colors just jump out and honestly, I prefer your spillers over the white alyssum on the postcard.
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LiyanaLand's flower is the sweet alyssum, which means 'worth beyond beauty'.
Archive 2010-02-01 2010
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