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marum

marum

9.9
A Mediterranean plant like mint with small hairy leaves and purple flowers that attract cats
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The herbalist used marum in her remedies, praising its pleasant aroma that is favored by feline friends.

Examples

  • In the Mediterranean, many gardeners cultivate marum for its beautiful reddish-purple flowers and ability to attract cats.

  • E. Marum and D. Mbori-Ngacha participated in and contributed to policy discussions leading up to this paper and participated in writing and revisions.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The cat loved to roll around in the fragrant marum plants in the garden, drawn to their unique scent.

Synonyms

Teucrium marum
vsmarum
  • Specialized
9.9

A Mediterranean plant with small hairy leaves and reddish purple flowers that attracts cats

uses a general descriptive form including the plant family rather than name
cat thyme
vsmarum
  • UK
9.9

A small plant from the Mediterranean with reddish-purple flowers that attracts cats

uses the botanical name and mentions the plant family in description

Compounds

Teucrium marum
  • Specialized
9.9

A Mediterranean plant with small hairy leaves and reddish purple flowers that attracts cats

Surface Forms

marum singular
marums plural

Etymology

Marum comes from an old Latin plant name and appears in the scientific name Teucrium marum; a helpful way to remember it is 'cat thyme' because the plant's minty smell often attracts cats. So the name points to the herb and its scent that draws cats.