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Hyssop
Hyssop, a genus of Labiate plants, one of which is a native of Southern Europe. Though rather bushy herbs, they are not adapted for brooms or brushes, nor do they grow on walls; and it is probable that the hyssop of Scripture is the spinous twigs of the caper (q.v.).