how to pronounce hyssop

/ˈhɪ.səp/

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meanings of hyssop

noun:

Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally.
Agastache foeniculum, blue giant hyssop.
Any of several similar plants.
A plant used used for sprinkling of blood or water in purification rituals and at Passover, Origanum syriacum.
The sagebrush (Artemisia spp.).

hyssop frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word hyssop occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.