Found 2 items, similar to alyssum.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: alyssum alyssum n 1: any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers [syn: madwort] 2: a genus of the family Cruciferae [syn: genus Alyssum]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Alyssum Alyssum \A*lys"sum\ ([.a]*l[i^]s"s[u^]m), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`lysson, name of a plant, perh. fr. 'a priv. + ly`ssa raging madness.] (Bot.) A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The sweet alyssum (Alyssum maritimum), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet-scented flowers. [1913 Webster]