'Alyssum maritimum' definitions:

Definition of 'Alyssum maritimum'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]