hyssopus

Thân thiện

The gardener carefully prunes a flowering hyssopus plant in the herb garden.

Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • A genus of plants: Hyssopus is a genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs belonging to the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to Eurasia.

Usage Notes

• is a scientific, botanical name. It is always capitalized. In common usage, it is most frequently encountered in the context of gardening, herbalism, or botany.
• The most well-known species within this genus is , commonly called hyssop.

Examples

• Proper noun:
  • The garden features several aromatic plants, including Hyssopus.
  • Hyssopus officinalis has been used in traditional medicine for centuries.

Advanced Usage

• In taxonomic classification, is the genus name. A full species name includes both the genus and the specific epithet (e.g., ).

Variants and Related Words

• Hyssop (n): The common name for plants in the genus , especially .
  • She grows hyssop for its fragrant leaves and flowers.

Synonyms

• Genus Hyssopus: The formal taxonomic synonym.

Different Meanings

• This word has a single, specific meaning as a botanical genus name. It is not to be confused with other plants sometimes called "hyssop" in historical texts, which may refer to different species.

Học thuật

Noun

1. Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Hyssopus
• genus Hyssopus