hedge-hyssop

hedge hyssop

noun
any plant of the genus Gratiola, a bitter herb used medicinally.
Also, hedge-hys·sop [hej-his-uhp] .
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hedge hyssop
 
n
any of several North American scrophulariaceous plants of the genus Gratiola, esp G. aurea, having small yellow or white flowers

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