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   ‖Alyssum , n. [NL., fr. Gr. ἄλυσσον, name of a plant, perh. fr. ἀ priv. + λύσσα raging madness.] (Bot.) A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The sweet alyssum (Alyssum maritimum), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet-scented flowers.
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