MADWORT

alyssum, madwort

(noun) any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

madwort (plural madworts)

Certain of the alyssums.

German madwort (Asperugo procumbens)

Source: Wiktionary


Mad"wort`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of cruciferous plants (Alyssum) with white or yellow flowers and rounded pods. A. maritimum is the commonly cultivated sweet alyssum, a fragrant white-flowered annual.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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