horsemint

[ hawrs-mint ]

noun

1. a wild mint, Mentha longifolia, introduced into America from Europe, having spikes of lilac flowers.
2. any of various other wild mints mint as the New World Monarda punctata.

horsemint

/ ˈhɔːsˌmɪnt /

noun

1. a hairy European mint plant, Mentha longifolia, with small mauve flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
2. any of several similar and related plants, such as Monarda punctata of North America

Word History and Origins

Origin of horsemint¹

Middle English word dating back to 1225–75; horse, mint ¹

Example Sentences

He is never one to simply walk through a meadow when the path passes “heather, lupine, horsemint, daisies and wild licorice.”

From New York Times

It uses the nectar of thistles and horsemint.

From Washington Times

Also known as horsemint, lemon balm’s aroma wards off mosquitoes, but attracts pollinators like bees and butterflies.

From Time

There, on a recent summer afternoon, over mugs of horsemint tea, Pauline Matt and a handful of Blackfeet women were trying to find a way to persuade the tribal leaders to stop the drilling.

From New York Times

Owing to their resemblance to the Monarda, or horsemint of the East, these Western plants have been given the diminutive of its name—Monardella.

From Project Gutenberg