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What (who) is hyssop - definition

WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Wild Hyssop (disambiguation); Wild Hyssop

Hyssop      
·noun A plant (Hyssopus officinalis). The leaves have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste.
hyssop      
['h?s?p]
¦ noun
1. a small bushy aromatic plant of the mint family, the leaves of which are used in cookery and herbal medicine. [Hyssopus officinalis.]
2. (in biblical use) a wild shrub whose twigs were used for sprinkling in ancient Jewish rites of purification.
Origin
OE hysope, via L. from Gk hyssopos, of Semitic origin.
Agastache rupestris         
SPECIES OF PLANT
Licorice Mint; Sunset Hyssop; Threadleaf hyssop; Threadleaf; Threadleaf giant hyssop; Mexican Hyssop
Agastache rupestris, known as the threadleaf giant hyssop, Mexican Hyssop, or licorice mint, is a wildflower of the mint family (Lamiaceae) native to the mountains of Arizona, New Mexico, and Chihuahua, Mexico.US Forest Service: Agastache rupestris Popular in xeriscaping because of its heat tolerance and ability to thrive in dry, nutrient-poor soil, it is often planted in containers or as a border flower and used to attract hummingbirds.

Wikipedia

Wild hyssop

Wild hyssop may refer to:

  • Agastache cana, a plant in the family Lamiaceae native to New Mexico and Texas
  • Hyssopus, a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae native to Europe
  • Verbena officinalis, a plant in the family Verbenaceae native to Europe and naturalized in North America
Examples of use of hyssop
1. The cartoon showed a Palestinian with an empty shopping basket standing before bank cash machines labeled olives, salt and hyssop.
2. Its gift baskets include olive oil, carob syrup, homemade zaatar (hyssop mixture) and enriched olive–oil based soaps.
3. The Western Wall flora is also a keeper, since the hyssop has become part of the historic look of the city.
4. A cartoon in the Al Ayyam daily lampooned Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, who told a rally Palestinians would rather live on bread with olives, hyssop and salt than bow to Western demands.
5. By Amira Hass Tags: Settlements, Peace Now Not long ago the greengrocer in Ramallah recalled – between weighing locally grown zucchini and stripped hyssop leaves – that his family owns the land on which the gas station at the old entrance to the Jewish settlement of Beit El in the West Bank is located.