horsemint

English

Etymology

From Middle English horsminte, 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).
(Britain) The 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

Translations

Monarda punctata

Bulgarian: див джоджен m (div džodžen)

Further reading

horsemint in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

hormetins, mentorish, thermions

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