horsemint
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English horsmynte, from Old English horsminte, equivalent to horse + mint.
Noun
[edit]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).
- (Western US) An aromatic plant of the mint family, Agastache urticifolia.
Synonyms
[edit]- (Monarda punctata): spotted bee balm, spotted horsemint, dotted horsemint
- (Agastache urticifolia): nettle-leaved horsemint, nettle-leaf giant hyssop
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Monarda punctata
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Mentha longifolia
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Further reading
[edit]- “horsemint”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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