different between hyssopus vs hyssop

English

Etymology

Via Latin hysopum, from Ancient Greek ??????? (húss?pos), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /?h?.s?p/

Noun

hyssop (countable and uncountable, plural hyssops)

1. Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally
2. Any of several similar plants
   1. Agastache foeniculum, blue giant hyssop
3. (obsolete, US) The sagebrush (Artemisia spp.)
4. (biblical) A plant used used for sprinkling of blood or water in purification rituals and at Passover, Origanum syriacum

Derived terms

• anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
• bastard hyssop (Teucrium pseudo-hyssopus)
• giant hyssops (Agastache spp.)
• hedge hyssops (Gratiola spp.)
• water hyssops (Bacopa spp.)
• wild hyssops (Agastache cana, Hyssopus spp., or Verbena officinalis)

Translations

References

• Hyssopus officinalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hyssopus (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hyssopus (Lamiaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• phossy, sposhy