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Koellia

Koellia

9.9
A North American herb with a strong mint smell often made into tea
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Botanists often identify Koellia by its distinctive minty aroma and square stems.

Examples

  • The herbalist used extracts from Koellia to prepare a tea for soothing sore throats.

  • I found some Koellia growing in my garden.

  • Koellia is native to many regions of North America, thriving in moist meadows and prairies.

  • The Koellia plants thrive in moist soil.

  • Koellia is native to many regions of North America, thriving in moist meadows and prairies.

  • Botanists often identify Koellia by its distinctive minty aroma and square stems.

  • The herbalist used extracts from Koellia to prepare a tea for soothing sore throats.

Synonyms

Pycnanthemum
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  • Specialized
9.9

A group of North American mint plants with aromatic leaves and small white or purple flowers

is the scientific genus term noted for family classification rather than flower detail

Surface Forms

Koellia singular
Koellias plural

Etymology

Koellia is a plant name formed by adding the common ending -ia to a person's name, so you can remember it as that person's 'mint' because these plants are in the mint family and give off a strong mint smell. So, Koellia today means a group of North American mint-like herbs.