Definitions for madwortˈmædˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mad•wortˈmædˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt(n.)
a mat-forming plant, Aurinia saxatilis (or Alyssum saxatille), of the mustard family, having broadly rounded leaves and open clusters of pale yellow flowers.
Origin of madwort:
1590–1600
Princeton's WordNet
alyssum, madwort(noun)
any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers
Wiktionary
madwort(Noun)
Any of the alyssums.
Webster Dictionary
Madwort(noun)
a genus of cruciferous plants (Alyssum) with white or yellow flowers and rounded pods. A. maritimum is the commonly cultivated sweet alyssum, a fragrant white-flowered annual
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