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A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The sweet alyssum (A. maritimum), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet-scented flowers.

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  1. n. A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The sweet alyssum (A. maritimum), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet-scented">sweet-scented flowers.
  2. n. any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers
  3. A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The sweet alyssum (A. maritimum), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet- scented flowers.
  4. A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The sweet alyssum (A.maritimum), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet-scented">sweet-scented flowers.
  5. n:100 n. any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers n. a genus of the family Cruciferae