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horsemint
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horse·mint
/
ˈhɔrsˌmɪnt
/
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hawrs
-mint
]
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noun
1.
a wild
mint
,
Mentha longifolia,
introduced into America from Europe, having spikes of lilac flowers.
2.
any of various other wild
mints
as the New World
Monarda punctata.
Origin:
1225–75;
Middle English;
see
horse
,
mint
1
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horsemint
(ˈhɔːsˌmɪnt)
—
n
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
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