ALYSSUM

‖A‐lys″sum (ȧ‐lĭs″sŭm), n. [[NL., fr. Gr. ἄλυσσον, name of a plant, perh. fr. ἀ priv. + λύσσα raging madness.]] (Bot.) A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The sweet alyssum (A. maritimum), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet-scented flowers.