tall European annual with downy gray-green foliage and dense heads of small white flowers followed by hairy pods; naturalized in North America; sometimes a troublesome weed
perennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant usually white flowers; widely grown in gardens
alison
Hyphenation
Al·i·son
Turkish pronunciation
älîsın
Pronunciation
/ˈaləsən/ /ˈælɪsən/
Etymology
() From Old French Alison, brought to England by Normans, diminutive of Aliz, cognate to English Alice, from Old High German Adalhaid (“of noble kind”).