basket-of-gold

[ bas-kit-uhv-gohld, -gohld, bah-skit- ]

noun

1. a widely cultivated alyssum, Aurinia saxatilis (or Alyssum saxatile ), of the mustard family, growing in dense clumps and having clusters of small yellow flowers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of basket-of-gold¹

First recorded in 1925–30