单词 | hyssop |
释义 | hyssop/ˈhɪsəp /noun 1A 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.The hyssop is a lowly shrub; and God must stoop low to smell the incense of Calvary....
OriginOld English hysope (reinforced in Middle English by Old French ysope), via Latin from Greek hyssōpos, of Semitic origin. |
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