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hyssop Definition


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hyssop
noun
    1. A small shrubby aromatic plant, native to S Europe and W Asia, with narrow leaves and clusters of long blue flowers, formerly cultivated as a medicinal herb.
    2. In the Bible: a plant used as a ceremonial sprinkler.
    3. A holy water sprinkler.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon: from Greek hyssopos.



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