hyssop

Meaning of hyssop

noun
  1. a small bushy aromatic plant of the mint family, the bitter minty leaves of which are used in cooking and herbal medicine.
  2. (in biblical use) a wild shrub of uncertain identity whose twigs were used for sprinkling in ancient Jewish rites of purification.

Old English hysope (reinforced in Middle English by Old French ysope ), via Latin from Greek hyssōpos, of Semitic origin.

Information about hyssop

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of hyssop is: hyssops.
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Hyphenation of hyssop

hys-sop

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • hyssop is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Anagrams of hyssop

phossy, sposhy

Words that rhyme with hyssop

Hissop

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