hyssop
/ˈhɪsəp/noun
1
- a small bushy aromatic plant of the mint family, the bitter minty leaves of which are used in cookery and herbal medicine海索草, 牛膝草, 神香草。
1.1
- Hyssopus officinalis, family Labiatae.拉丁名Hyssopus officinalis, 唇形科。
2
- (in biblical use) a wild shrub of uncertain identity whose twigs were used for sprinkling in ancient Jewish rites of purification〈圣经〉牛膝草（其嫩枝在古代犹太涤罪仪式上用来洒水）。
词源
Old English hysope （reinforced in Middle English by Old French ysope）, via Latin from Greek hyssōpos, of Semitic origin.