common calamint

9.2

A plant with small flowers that smells like mint and lives for many years

noun

: calaminta común

Gardeners often plant common calamint for its attractive scent and flowers.

Examples

The common calamint grows wild along rocky hillsides in southern Europe.
Herbal teas sometimes include leaves from the common calamint plant.
The common calamint grows well in sunny areas.
I found a common calamint in my garden.
Gardeners often plant common calamint for its attractive scent and flowers.
Herbal teas sometimes include leaves from the common calamint plant.
The common calamint grows wild along rocky hillsides in southern Europe.

Synonyms

Satureja calamintha officinalis

vscommon calamint

Specialized

9.9

A small plant that smells like mint and is used in gardens and herbal medicine

is the common everyday name for the same plant

Surface Forms

common calamint singular

common calamints plural

Morphology

common + calamint

The phrase is directly compositional: 'calamint' names an aromatic perennial herb and 'common' simply qualifies it as the widespread or ordinary variety. This follows standard adjective + noun formation and would be readily understood by a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

Common calamint may come from an old Greek word 'kalaminthē' that people used for a mint-like herb. Think of it as a 'common' plant that smells like mint, so the name simply tells you it is a mint-scented plant.