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mountain mint

noun

any of various pungently aromatic North American mints of the genus Pycnanthemum, having large, flat clusters of small, whitish flowers.

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Origin of mountain mint

First recorded in 1665–75

Words nearby mountain mint

mountain lion, mountain magnolia, mountain mahogany, mountain man, mountain maple, mountain mint, mountainous, mountain oyster, mountain range, mountain rosebay, mountain sandwort
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