horsemint
9.8
A mint plant with strong smell and spikes of small flowers that attract bees
- noun
- /ˈhɔrsˌmɪnt/
- US
:
menta de caballo
Examples
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"I'll make us some horsemint tea and then I'll tell you," she said.
Fiction book (1994) -
She brewed a refreshing cup of horsemint tea, enjoying its unique aroma and flavor.
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The herbalist recommended horsemint as an effective remedy for cold symptoms.
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In the garden, horsemint grows abundantly alongside other fragrant herbs like basil and rosemary.
Synonyms
8.8
A wild mint with long leaves and spiky bunches of flowers
is a broader North American aromatic mint rather than that single Eurasian species
8.6
A group of North American herbs with scented leaves in the mint family, like beebalm
is the single aromatic plant concept rather than a whole North American genus
Surface Forms
horsemint singular
horsemints plural
Morphology
Etymology
The word horsemint joins horse and mint. A helpful way to remember it is that horse was often used to mean 'large' or 'strong', so horsemint refers to a big, strong-smelling mint plant that grows wild and attracts bees.
