Mexican hyssop
- noun
- US
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hisopo mexicano
- The gardener planted Mexican hyssop along the walkway for its striking crimson blossoms.
Examples
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Herbalists prize Mexican hyssop for its aromatic leaves and medicinal uses.
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I saw a cluster of Mexican hyssop growing wild near the mountains in central Mexico.
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The Mexican hyssop blooms beautifully in the summer.
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I planted Mexican hyssops in my garden this year.
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Herbalists prize Mexican hyssop for its aromatic leaves and medicinal uses.
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The gardener planted Mexican hyssop along the walkway for its striking crimson blossoms.
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I saw a cluster of Mexican hyssop growing wild near the mountains in central Mexico.
Synonyms
A tall plant from Mexico with pink to deep red flowers often grown in gardens
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This is a straightforward adjective + noun combination where 'Mexican' indicates origin and 'hyssop' names the plant, so the phrase simply denotes a hyssop from Mexico or a Mexican species of hyssop. The compositional pattern (nationality/place adjective modifying a noun) is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Mexican hyssop may come from people thinking this Mexican plant looked and smelled like the old herb hyssop and was used in similar simple remedies. So the name means 'hyssop from Mexico', which helps you remember it is an aromatic, medicinal garden plant.