hyssops

Meaning of hyssops

plural 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 hyssops

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

hys-sops

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • hyssops is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with hyssops

sops, winesops, milksops, soursops, sweetsops, Mimusops, Chrysops, sysops

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