calamint
- noun
- /ˈkæləmɪnt/
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- In her herb garden, she planted calamint alongside rosemary and thyme.
Examples
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And pulling weeds does reveal the occasional surviving gem, like the tiny delicate blooms of Georgia Calamint (Calamintha georgiana), still hanging on in one corner of the butterfly garden.
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The chef used calamint to enhance the flavor of his vegetable dishes.
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Walking through the woods, we discovered a patch of calamint growing near the trail.
Synonyms
A small plant that smells like mint and is used in gardens and herbal medicine
A low-growing herb with strong-smelling leaves used in gardens and teas
A low, strong-smelling plant that grows back each year and is used in gardens and teas
A low-growing herb with a strong smell used in gardens and cooking, native to southern Europe and Britain
A fragrant herb with small bunches of pink or white flowers
A small herb that lives for many years and smells like mint
An herb with large pink flowers and a mild minty smell
An herb that smells nice and has large pink flowers often grown in gardens or used for tea
A group of scented herbs in the mint family
A small mint-like herb that gardeners grow for its fragrant leaves
Compounds
An herb that smells nice and has large pink flowers often grown in gardens or used for tea
A low, strong-smelling plant that grows back each year and is used in gardens and teas
Surface Forms
Etymology
Calamint comes from an old Greek name calamintha, which joins a word for 'reed' and mentha, the same root as our English word 'mint'. So think of a 'mint' growing by the reeds, and that fits this minty herb you find in hedges and fields.
