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a widely cultivated alyssum, Aurinia saxatilis (or Alyssum saxatile ), of the mustard family, growing in dense clumps and having clusters of small yellow flowers.
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1925–30
1925–30
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basket-of-gold
(Aurinia saxatilis, sometimes included in the genus Alyssum), ornamental perennial plant of the mustard family (Brassicaceae), with golden-yellow clusters of tiny flowers and gray-green foliage. It is native to sunny areas of central and southern Europe, usually growing in thin, rocky soils. It forms a dense mat, low to the ground, and is often planted in rock gardens.
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Basket-of-gold
is always a great word to know.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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