HYSSOP


Meaning of HYSSOP in English

/ ˈhɪsəp; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a small plant of the mint family

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English hysope (reinforced in Middle English by Old French ysope ), via Latin from Greek hyssōpos , of Semitic origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.