'Alyssum maritimum' definitions:
Definition of 'Alyssum maritimum'
- Madwort \Mad"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A genus of cruciferous plants (Alyssum) with white or
yellow flowers and rounded pods. Alyssum maritimum is the
commonly cultivated sweet alyssum, a fragrant white-flowered
annual.
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