[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

madwort \mad"wort`\, n. bot.
   a genus of cruciferous plants alyssum with white or
   yellow flowers and rounded pods. alyssum maritimum is the
   commonly cultivated sweet alyssum, a fragrant white-flowered
   annual.
   1913 webster
see also:
alyssum alyssum maritimum 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

alyssum \alys"sum\ .ali^s"su^m, n. nl., fr. gr.
   'a`lysson, name of a plant, perh. fr. 'a priv. + ly`ssa
   raging madness. bot.
   a genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. the sweet alyssum
   alyssum maritimum, cultivated for bouquets, bears small,
   white, sweet-scented flowers.
   1913 webster
see also:
sweet alyssum alyssum maritimum 

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