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Definition of: madwort
(mad′wûrt′) noun
Any of various shrubs or herbs of the mustard family (genera Alyssum or Lobularia) with small alternate leaves and small yellow or white flowers in terminal racemes or clusters. [? Trans. of NL Alyssum, genus name <L <Gk. alysson <a- not + lyssa rabies]
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