hyssop
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hyssop /ˈhɪsəp/
▶noun
- 1 a small bushy aromatic plant of the mint family, the leaves of which are used in cookery and herbal medicine. [Hyssopus officinalis.]
- 2 (in biblical use) a wild shrub whose twigs were used for sprinkling in ancient Jewish rites of purification.
– origin OE hysope, via L. from Gk hyssōpos, of Semitic origin.
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