calamint Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America

WordNet

Cal"a*mint noun
Etymology
OE. calamint, calemente (cf. F. calament) fr. L. calamintha, Gr. , . See 1st Mint.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of perennial plants (Calamintha) of the Mint family, esp. the C. Nepela and C. Acinos, which are called also basil thyme.

Webster 1913