English-Thai Dictionary
hyssop
N พืช ไม้ดอก พวก Hyssopus officinalis มีด อก สีน้ำเงิน
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HYSSOP
Hys "sop, n. Etym: [OE. hysope, ysope, OF. ysope, F. hysope, hyssope,L. hysopum, hyssopum, hyssopus, Gr. esov.]
Defn: A plant (Hyssopus officinalis ). The leaves have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste.
Note: The hyssop of Scripture is supposed to be a species of caper (Capparis spinosa ), but probably the name was used for several different plants.
New American Oxford Dictionary
hyssop
hys sop |ˈhisəp ˈhɪsəp | ▶noun 1 a small bushy aromatic plant of the mint family, the bitter minty leaves of which are used in cooking and herbal medicine. [Hyssopus officinalis, family Labiatae. ] 2 (in biblical use ) a wild shrub of uncertain identity whose twigs were used for sprinkling in ancient Jewish rites of purification. ORIGIN Old English hysope (reinforced in Middle English by Old French ysope ), via Latin from Greek hyssōpos, of Semitic origin.
Oxford Dictionary
hyssop
hyssop |ˈhɪsəp | ▶noun 1 a small bushy aromatic plant of the mint family, the bitter minty leaves of which are used in cookery and herbal medicine. ●Hyssopus officinalis, family Labiatae. 2 (in biblical use ) a wild shrub of uncertain identity whose twigs were used for sprinkling in ancient Jewish rites of purification. ORIGIN Old English hysope (reinforced in Middle English by Old French ysope ), via Latin from Greek hyssōpos, of Semitic origin.
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