Hoary Alyssum (Noun)
Meaning
Tall European annual with downy grey-green foliage and dense heads of small white flowers followed by hairy pods; naturalized in North America; sometimes a troublesome weed.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The farmer struggled to eradicate the hoary alyssum that had taken over his fields, choking out the crops he was trying to grow.
- In the garden, the delicate white blooms of the hoary alyssum were a pleasant surprise, but its invasive tendencies made it a nuisance.
- The botanist carefully examined the specimen of hoary alyssum, noting its distinctive downy grey-green leaves and hairy seed pods.
- As the seasons changed, the hoary alyssum that had sprouted up along the roadside began to dry out and turn a brittle brown.
- The park ranger warned hikers to be on the lookout for hoary alyssum, which could outcompete native plants for water and nutrients in the fragile ecosystem.