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PRONUNCIATION OF SWEET ALYSSUM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWEET ALYSSUM

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Sweet alyssum is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SWEET ALYSSUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lobularia maritima

Lobularia maritima syn. Alyssum maritimum, common name sweet alyssum or sweet alison, also commonly referred to as just alyssum is a species of low-growing flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWEET ALYSSUM

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sweet basil
sweet bay
sweet cherry
sweet chestnut
sweet cicely
sweet cider
sweet clover
sweet corn
sweet fern
sweet flag
sweet gale
sweet grass
sweet gum
sweet herbs
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sweet marten
sweet nothings
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sweet on

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWEET ALYSSUM

alyssum
brush-tail possum
brush-tailed possum
crissum
fideicommissum
grassum
odontoglossum
opossum
play possum
possum
pygmy possum
ringtail possum
sargassum

Synonyms and antonyms of sweet alyssum in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sweet alyssum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SWEET ALYSSUM

Find out the translation of sweet alyssum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sweet alyssum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sweet alyssum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

甜庭荠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alyssum dulce
570 millions of speakers

English

sweet alyssum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मिठाई alyssum
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الآلوسن الحلو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сладкий бурачок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alyssum doce
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিষ্টি আলেসিয়াম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

alysson maritime
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Alyssum manis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

süße Steinkraut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ニワナズナ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

달콤한 alyssum
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Manis alyssum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

alyssum ngọt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இனிப்பு ஆலிஸம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोड अलौशम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tatlı alyssum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dolce alyssum
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

słodkie Alyssum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

солодкий бурачок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Alyssum dulce
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γλυκό alyssum
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

soet alyssum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

söt alyssum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

søt alyssum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sweet alyssum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWEET ALYSSUM»

The term «sweet alyssum» is normally little used and occupies the 125.761 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SWEET ALYSSUM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sweet alyssum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWEET ALYSSUM»

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Sweet Alyssum
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Charles Major, 2008
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Enhancing Biological Control: Habitat Management to Promote ...
200 Commercial Lettuce Field #3 0 500 1000 1500 1500 1000 500 0 Side with Sweet Alyssum Side without Sweet Alyssum Distance from Sweet Alyssum or Edge (inches) Commercial Lettuce Field #4 . Aphids • Beneficials Figure 6.
Charles Hammond Pickett, Robert Lyman Bugg, 1998
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Diseases and Pests of Ornamental Plants
LOBULARIA MARITIMA26 (SWEET ALYSSUM) Diseases Damping-off (Pythium ultimum). Sweet alyssum seedlings frequently damp-off when grown in heavy soils, or when overcrowded oroverwatered. Control: Improve growing conditions.
Pascal P. Pirone, 1978
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Organic Gardening
Qls there any reason I shouldn't use sweet alyssum in my vegetable garden? I had hundreds of alyssum volunteers last spring and thought about using them as a border around my vegetable garden. They attract lots of beneficial insects, and  ...
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Farmers' Bulletin
... or a tall variety is being grown. The height of the different varieties ranges from 4 to 7 feet, while the habit of growth^ character of foliage, and number of flowers vary correspondingly. Sunflower. Sweet Alyssum Sweet alyssum is a very easily  ...
‎1950
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
P75] BT Contests Sweerts family (Not Subd Geog) UF De Weert family Sweesy family USE Swayze family Sweet (The English word) [PE 1 5 99.893] ET English language—Etymology Sweet alison USE Sweet alyssum Sweet alyssum (May ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2009
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
C9 (Botany)] [SB413.S (Culture)] UF Alison, Sweet Alyssum, Sweet Alyssum maritimum Lobularia marítima Snowdrift (Plant) Sweet alison BT Alyssum Sweet bell pepper USE Bell pepper Sweet cherry (May Subd Geog) [QK495.R 78 ( Botany)] ...
‎1989
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Creating the Prairie Xeriscape
Low and mounded, sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima), with it's white, pink, purple and rose flowers, is useful for edging and borders. fIIT'II' ll . New breeding developments have assured better heat tolerance in sweet alyssum (L. maritima) as ...
Sara Williams, 2013
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Tennessee & Kentucky Garden Guide: The Best Plants for a ...
Sweet alyssum reseeds but is not invasive; just pull extra seedlings out. Garden Design In early spring, plant purple-flowered alyssum with clear yellow pansies. This plant is also known as sweet Alison, so if anyone in your family is named ...
Judy Lowe, 2012
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The Trouble with Plants: Tales of Trivia and Tribulation ...
Formerly Alyssum maritimum, or sweet alyssum, its tiny white, pink or purple flowers form 3cm flowerheads covering the whole plant in summer. It's probably as common amongst annuals as Lobelia erinus, but it's easier to overlook since most ...
Ian Shenton, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWEET ALYSSUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sweet alyssum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Replant vegetables, deadhead flowers, tomato disease: This …
... Verbena bonariensis, cleome (spider flower), nigella (love-in-a-mist), sweet Annie, sweet William, sweet alyssum, foxglove, bronze fennel, hardy ageratum, ... «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
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UC Marin Master Gardeners: Accessorizing the garden with annuals
Dianthus, or Sweet William, are fragrant and last well in water. • Containers: ... Dianthus, sweet alyssum and sweet peas can also have a lovely scent. Be sure to ... «Marin Independent Journal, May 15»
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MASTER GARDENERS COLUMN: Flowers and herbs benefit the …
In the vegetable garden itself plan to include plants with small flowers such as sweet alyssum, chives, and plants in the mustard family. Larger flowered plants ... «Bemidji Pioneer, Apr 15»
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Sweet Alyssum
Now the same kind of name change seems to be happening with sweet alyssum, the old-fashioned, low-growing annual with tiny blossoms that smell like honey. «Mason City Globe Gazette, Apr 15»
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Proctor: Take care with cool season flowers
Select from an extensive list of flowering plants: sweet alyssum, gerbera daisy, snapdragon, dianthus, nemesia, regal geranium, stock, African sun daisy ... «9NEWS.com, Apr 15»
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FROM MY GARDEN: The nature of things: Sometimes, the good …
Last year, I planted a lot of sweet alyssum and noticed an abundance of hoverflies swarming around the tiny white flowers. Hoverflies look like tiny bees, but they ... «San Diego Community Newspaper Group, Apr 15»
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Plant your primroses now
... include African sun daisies (Osteospermum), regal geraniums (sometimes called "Martha Washington" geraniums), sweet alyssum, million bells (Callibrichoa), ... «9NEWS.com, Apr 15»
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Pansies, primrose are true signs of spring
Sweet Alyssum grows very well in flower beds and borders when planted early in the spring. The overflowing, white flowers are perfect for rock and miniature ... «Asbury Park Press, Mar 15»
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Garden Q&A: Keep a running tally of favorite vegetables
I always have sweet alyssum, dill, fennel, oregano, zinnias, cosmos and lots of sunflowers blooming in the vegetable garden side-by-side with my vegetables. «Tribune-Review, Feb 15»
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Sweet alyssum hybrids enhance containers and beds
About five years ago, a new sweet alyssum variety started appearing in trial gardens and garden centers around the country. Snow Princess is a unique, ... «Monroe News Star, Jan 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Sweet alyssum [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sweet-alyssum>. May 2024 ».
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