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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A coarse American plant of the mint family (Monarda punctata). US, countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a coarse Old World wild water mint having long leaves and spikelike clusters of flowers; naturalized in the eastern United States wordnet
3. 3
   Wild mint (Mentha sylvestris, now Mentha longifolia). UK, countable, uncountable
4. 4
   tall erect perennial or annual having lanceolate leaves and heads of purple-spotted creamy flowers; many subspecies grown from eastern to southwestern United States and in Mexico wordnet
5. 5
   An aromatic plant of the mint family, Agastache urticifolia. US, Western, countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   an annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

dotted horsemintlemon mintlemon mintmentha longifoliamonarda citriodoramonarda punctata

Etymology

From Middle English horsmynte, from Old English horsminte, equivalent to horse + mint.

Related phrases

nettle-leaf horsemintsweet horsemint

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