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Word: Hyssop
Speech Type: Noun
Old English hysope (reinforced in Middle English by Old French ysope), via Latin from Greek hyssōpos, of Semitic origin
ˈhɪsəp
a small bushy aromatic plant of the mint family, the bitter minty leaves of which are used in cooking and herbal medicine.
Short Definition:small bushy aromatic plant of mint family, bitter minty leaves of which are used in cooking and herbal medicine
(in biblical use) a wild shrub of uncertain identity whose twigs were used for sprinkling in ancient Jewish rites of purification.
Short Definition:(in biblical use) wild shrub of uncertain identity whose twigs were used for sprinkling in ancient Jewish rites of purification
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