| Pronunciation: | | 'kalumint
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| Matching Terms: | | calamine, calamine lotion, calamintha, calamintha grandiflora, calamintha nepeta, calamintha nepeta glantulosa, calamintha sylvatica
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| | Definition: | | [n] perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America |
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| | See Also: | | Calamintha, Calamintha grandiflora, Calamintha nepeta, Calamintha nepeta glantulosa, Calamintha sylvatica, Clinopodium grandiflorum, common calamint, field balm, genus Calamintha, herb, herbaceous plant, large-flowered calamint, lesser calamint, Satureja calamintha glandulosa, Satureja calamintha officinalis, Satureja grandiflora, Satureja nepeta |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cal"a*mint\ (-m[i^]nt), n. [OE. calamint, calemente
(cf. F. calament) fr. L. calamintha, Gr. kalami`nqh,
kala`minqos. See 1st {Mint}.] (Bot.)
A genus of perennial plants ({Calamintha}) of the Mint
family, esp. the {C. Nepeta} and {C. Acinos}, which are
called also {basil thyme}.
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