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/ˈhɪ.səp/ · noun
Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally..
The life of one plant would be affected by another. Rue was definitely hostile to basil, rosemary to hyssop, but coriander, dill and chervil lived on the friendliest of terms[.]
Use hyssop when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hyssop means Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally..
Common synonyms include hyssopus officinalis.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The life of one plant would be affected by another. Rue was definitely hostile to basil, rosemary to hyssop, but coriander, dill and chervil lived on the friendliest of terms[.]
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