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hyssop

hyssop

1 9.6
A small herb with a strong smell used to add flavor to food or make herbal tea
  • noun
  • /ˈhɪsəp/
translation icon : hisopo
  • You can find hyssop growing in many Mediterranean gardens, appreciated for its fragrant leaves.
  • anise hyssop
  • hyssop tea

Examples

  • This new plant, a relative of anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum), is a compact grower, reaching about 2 feet.

    Blog text (6)

  • Hyssop is known for its strong aroma, making it a popular choice in herbal remedies.

  • Do you know if any hyssop grows around here?

    Good Boy (2025)

  • Sprinkle me with hyssop, Oh Lord, and make me clean.

    Amityville II: The Possession (1982)

  • If you have it, you can add a tea ball full of hyssop and thyme leaves too.

    Blog text (10)

  • Bees batter the screens all day, working hard at the hyssop and rosemary.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • I purchased just 5 plants: Sedum, Boneset, Licorice, Hyssop, and Codonopsis.

    Blog text (25)

  • Then take a spray of hyssop, dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and with the blood from the basin touch the lintel and the two doorposts.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Azove hyssop is a blue-flowered plant of the mint family, whose twigs were used for sprinkling in biblical purification rituals.

    Academic text (1995)

  • In traditional cooking, hyssop is often added to soups for its unique flavor.

Synonyms

Hyssopus officinalis
vshyssop
  • Specialized
9.6

A small European shrub with strong, fragrant leaves people use for cooking, perfume, and traditional remedies

is the general aromatic plant term applied to such culinary and medicinal uses
Hyssopus
vshyssop
  • Specialized
9.9

A small plant from Europe and Asia with strongly scented leaves used in cooking and medicine

is the single aromatic species used as a culinary, medicinal, and perfuming herb

Compounds

anise hyssop
  • US
9.0

A garden herb with sweet-smelling leaves used for tea and to attract bees

Mexican hyssop
  • US
8.6

A plant from Mexico that lives for years and has pink to red flowers used in gardens and medicine

giant hyssop
8.2

A plant grown in gardens for its fragrant leaves and colorful flowers

hyssop loosestrife
9.9

A plant that lives one year with small pink flowers in wet places

hyssop oil
9.2

A strong smelling oil from the hyssop plant used to flavor drinks and perfume

yellow giant hyssop
  • Specialized
9.5

A tall plant with yellow-green flowers that lives for many years

Surface Forms

hyssop singular
hyssops plural

Etymology

The word hyssop comes from an old Greek word that copied a Hebrew name for the herb, written ezov, and this plant is even mentioned in the Bible as a small sprig used to sprinkle water to 'clean' or bless things. That's why hyssop still means a small aromatic herb used for cooking, scent, and simple herbal medicine.