noun
hyssop
HISS-up/ˈhɪsəp/
An aromatic herb used in medicine, cooking, and rituals.
The hyssop bears blue-violet flowers along upright stems with narrow leaves.
Etymology
Greek hyssopos named a plant used in Jewish purification rites. English has long used the name both for the aromatic herb and for the biblical purification plant, whose identity remains uncertain.
In context
hyssop which is also an herb that gets used in cooking a lot people like to use the leaves mostly in teas so you can just brew with it the way you would put mint leaves
More examples
- The hyssop in our herb garden has purple flowers.
- Older herbal remedies often included hyssop.
- They use sprigs of hyssop in the cleansing ritual.
Forms
hyssop · hyssops