noun
sweet alyssum
• Syn: ↑genus Lobularia
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cruciferae, ↑family Cruciferae, ↑Brassicaceae, ↑family Brassicaceae, ↑mustard family
• Member Meronyms: ↑sweet alyssum, ↑sweet alison, ↑Lobularia maritima
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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈla(a)rēə\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of Mediterranean herbs (family Cruciferae) with forked pubescence and small white flowers in racemes — see sweet alyssum
Useful english dictionary. 2012.