calamint

[ kal-uh-mint ]

noun

any of several aromatic plants belonging to the genus Calamintha (or Satureja) of the mint family, having simple, opposite leaves and drooping clusters of flowers.

Origin of calamint

1225–75; alteration (by association with mint²) of Middle English calament<Medieval Latin calamentum,Latin calamintha<Greek kalamínthē

Also called basil thyme.

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How to use calamint in a sentence

If she be of full habit of body open a vein, after preparing her with syrup of betony, calamint, hyssop and feverfew.
The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher | Anonymous
In both species the mouth of the calyx is hairy, but the hairs are much more prominent in the Lesser calamint than in the last.
Field and Woodland Plants | William S. Furneaux
calamint, kal′a-mint, n. a genus of Labiate plants closely allied to balm and thyme.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) | Various

British Dictionary definitions for calamint

calamint

/ (ˈkæləˌmɪnt) /

noun

any aromatic Eurasian plant of the genus Satureja (or Calamintha), having clusters of purple or pink flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)

Origin of calamint

C14: from Old French calament (but influenced by English mint 1), from Medieval Latin calamentum, from Greek kalaminthē

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