HYSSOP


Meaning of HYSSOP in English

n.

Small perennial garden herb ( Hyssopus officinalis ) of the mint family, native to the area from southern Europe east to Central Asia and naturalized in North America.

Its flowers and evergreen leaves have long been used as a flavouring for foods and beverages and as a folk medicine for nose, throat, and lung afflictions. The plant has a sweet scent and a warm, bitter taste. It is used to flavour both sweet and savory foods, and such liqueurs as absinthe. Hyssop honey is considered especially fine.

Hyssop ( Hyssopus officinalis )

Walter Dawn

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