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Acinos arvensis

Acinos arvensis

9.9
A small mint plant with violet and white flower clusters and a mint smell
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : acino arvensis
  • The meadow was dotted with Acinos arvensis, filling the air with a gentle minty fragrance.

Examples

  • She carefully identified Acinos arvensis among the wildflowers during her botany field trip.

  • Many gardeners appreciate Acinos arvensis for its beauty.

  • Researchers documented the spread of Acinos arvensis in the eastern regions of North America.

  • The Acinos arvensis is known for its fragrant leaves.

  • The meadow was dotted with Acinos arvensis, filling the air with a gentle minty fragrance.

  • Researchers documented the spread of Acinos arvensis in the eastern regions of North America.

  • She carefully identified Acinos arvensis among the wildflowers during her botany field trip.

Synonyms

basil thyme
vsAcinos arvensis
7.2

A small fragrant herb with tiny purple and white flowers used in cooking

is a general mint plant rather than a culinary herb
Satureja acinos
vsAcinos arvensis
  • Specialized
9.9

A fragrant European mint with small violet and white flowers

is recorded as naturalized mainly in eastern North America

Surface Forms

Acinos arvensis singular
Acinos arvenses plural

Morphology

Acinos + arvensis

This is a Latin scientific binomial (a taxonomic proper name) rather than a regular English collocation; its meaning depends on specialized botanical knowledge. The second element 'arvensis' is not a common English word (no dictionary gloss provided), and even knowing 'Acinos' as a genus does not let a B1 learner derive the full descriptive meaning, so it is not transparently compositional for general learners.

Etymology

Acinos arvensis may come from old words for a small mint and 'of the fields'. The part acinos suggests a small, minty herb and the part arvensis means 'of the fields', so the name paints the simple image of a little mint growing in open fields.