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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A shrubby perennial European herb (Aurinia saxatilis syn. Alyssum saxatile) in the mustard family, widely grown for its grayish-green foliage and profusion of small, golden-yellow flowers.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The yellow alyssum, Alyssum saxatile.
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