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

There's catnip and hoarhound and horsemint and pennyroy'l, and pretty soon there'll be wild life-everlastin'.

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