Hȳs'sop, n.

(his'sup, or hī'zup) (Synop., §130), n. [Gr. ὕσσωπος, from Heb. ēṣōbh, Ar. sûfā; Lat. hyssopus, hyssopum, hysopum, L. Lat. ysopus, Fr. hysope, Ger. isop, ysop.] (Bot.) A plant; Hyssopus officinalis. The leaves have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste. The hyssop of Scripture is supposed to be a species of caper (Capparis spinosa).