CALAMINT

calamint

(noun) perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

calamint (plural calamints)

Any species of aromatic garden herb of the genus Calamintha.

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Source: Wiktionary


Cal"a*mint, n. Etym: [OE. calamint, calemente (cf. F. calament) fr. L. calamintha, Gr. Mint.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of perennial plants (Calamintha) of the Mint family, esp. the C. Nepela and C. Acinos, which are called also basil thyme.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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