mountain mint
- noun
- /ˈmaʊntən mɪnt/
- US
:
menta de montaña
- On the woman, we used bunches of dried asters and mountain mint for hair and clusters of seeds from maple leaf viburnum for earrings.
- narrow-leaved mountain mint
Examples
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But we've got the lettuce right here and then I've got just a few herbs, some mountain mint, lavender plants.
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The garden was filled with fragrant mountain mint, attracting butterflies and bees.
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In the summer, the mountain mint blooms beautifully, making it a favorite for gardeners.
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She added mountain mint to her herbal tea for a refreshing flavor.
Synonyms
Mint plants from North America with aromatic leaves and flowers that attract bees
A plant that lives for many years with narrow mint-scented leaves and small green flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines 'mountain' (location/feature) with 'mint' (an aromatic herb) to denote a type of mint associated with mountains or mountainous habitat; this compositional relation is directly derivable from the parts. Such noun-noun compounds naming plant types are common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words should grasp the meaning.
Etymology
Mountain mint is a simple name: the plant often grows on hills or near mountains and its leaves smell like mint, so the name tells you it is a 'mint-like' herb from higher ground.
