horsemint
English
Etymology
From Middle English horsmynte, from Old English horsminte, equivalent to horse + mint.
Noun
horsemint (countable and uncountable, plural horsemints)
- (US) A coarse American plant of the mint family (Monarda punctata).
- (UK) Wild mint (Mentha sylvestris, now Mentha longifolia).
- (Southwestern US, Northwestern US) An aromatic plant of the mint family, Agastache urticifolia.
Synonyms
- (Monarda punctata): spotted bee balm, spotted horsemint, dotted horsemint
- (Agastache urticifolia): nettle-leaved horsemint, nettle-leaf giant hyssop
Derived terms
- nettle-leaf horsemint
- sweet horsemint
Translations
Monarda punctata
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Mentha longifolia
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Further reading
- horsemint in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
- hormetins, mentorish, thermions