“hoary alison” ba kalma ba ce da za a iya samu a cikin ƙamus. Mai yiyuwa ne kana nufin wani tsiro da ake kira “hoary alyssum,” wanda shine nau’in tsiron furanni a cikin dangin mustard. “Hoary” na nufin an lullube shi da fari ko gashi mai launin toka ko launin toka saboda shekaru ko lalacewa, yayin da “alyssum” ke nufin jinsin tsirrai da suka hada da hoary alyssum. Don haka, “hoary alyssum” shuka ce mai launin toka ko fari a ganyen ta ko kuma mai tushe.