n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' li-s ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek alysson, plant believed to cure rabies, from neuter of alyssos curing rabies, from a- + lyssa rabies
Date: 1548
1 : any of a genus ( Alyssum ) of Eurasian herbs of the mustard family with small usually yellow racemose flowers ― called also madwort
2 : SWEET ALYSSUM