madwort

Noun
Synonyms: alyssum

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowersSynonyms: alyssum
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Madwort \Mad"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A genus of cruciferous plants (Alyssum) with white or yellow flowers and rounded pods. Alyssum maritimum is the commonly cultivated sweet alyssum, a fragrant white-flowered annual. [1913 Webster]
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