Hyssopus officinalis
Synonyms:
Niu Xi Cao
Categories: Ayurvedic Medicine, Essential Oil, Food, Homeopathic Medicine, Medicinal Plant, Oil, Powder, Russian Folk Medicine, Tea, Tincture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Unani Medicine
Hyssop (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
Via Latin hysopum, from Ancient Greek ὕσσωπος (hússōpos), of Semitic origin.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈhɪ.səp/
Noun
hyssop (countable and uncountable, plural hyssops)
- Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally
- Any of several similar plants
- Agastache foeniculum, blue giant hyssop
- (obsolete, US) The sagebrush (Artemisia spp.)
- (biblical) A plant used used for sprinkling of blood or water in purification
