madwort

mad·wort  (mdwûrt, -wôrt)

n.

1. A low-growing Eurasian plant (Asperugo procumbens) having rough stems and small blue flowers.

2. See alyssum.

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[From its supposed ability to cure rabies.]

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madwort [ˈmædˌwɜːt]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a low-growing Eurasian boraginaceous plant, Asperugo procumbens, with small blue flowers

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of certain other plants, such as alyssum

[once alleged to be a cure for madness]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

madwort - any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers alyssum crucifer, cruciferous plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae genus Alyssum, Alyssum - a genus of the family Cruciferae