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Lobularia

noun

sweet alyssum

• Syn: ↑genus Lobularia

• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Cruciferae, ↑family Cruciferae, ↑Brassicaceae, ↑family Brassicaceae, ↑mustard family

• Member Meronyms: ↑sweet alyssum, ↑sweet alison, ↑Lobularia maritima

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈla(a)rēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from lobulus + -aria

: a genus of Mediterranean herbs (family Cruciferae) with forked pubescence and small white flowers in racemes — see sweet alyssum

Useful english dictionary. 2012.