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sweet alyssum

sweet alyssum noun: a low-growing flowering annual (Lobularia maritima).

sweet alyssum: a low-growing flowering annual (Lobularia maritima)
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Noun

sweet alyssum (usually uncountable, plural sweet alyssums)

  1. (usually) A low-growing flowering annual (Lobularia maritima).
    • The smell of wall-flower and sweet alyssum rose from the garden, and the inexpressible freshness of the daffodils.1944, Emily Carr, “A Visitor”, in The House of All Sorts
    Synonyms:
    sweet alison

Synonyms of sweet alyssum

Forms of sweet alyssum

pluralsweet alyssums

Questions about sweet alyssum

What does sweet alyssum mean?
Sweet alyssum means a low-growing flowering annual (Lobularia maritima).
What part of speech is sweet alyssum?
Sweet alyssum is a noun.
What is the plural of sweet alyssum?
The plural of sweet alyssum is sweet alyssums.

Words near sweet alyssum in the dictionary

  1. sweet 17s
  2. sweet acacia
  3. sweet alison
  4. sweet almond
  5. sweet almonds
  6. sweet alyssum
  7. sweet alyssums
  8. sweet and sour
  9. sweet anise
  10. sweet annie
  11. sweet annies

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