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Webster 1913 Edition

Calamint

Cal′a-mint

(-mĭnt)
,
Noun.
[OE.
calamint
,
calemente
(cf. F.
calament
) fr. L.
calamintha
, Gr.
καλαμίνθη
,
καλάμινθος
. See 1st
Mint
.]
(Bot.)
A genus of perennial plants (
Calamintha
) of the Mint family, esp. the
Calamintha Nepeta
and
Calamintha Acinos
, which are called also
basil thyme
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Calamint

CALAMINT

,
Noun.
A plant, a species of Melissa, or baum, an aromatic plant, and a weak corroborant.
Water-calamint is a species of Mentha, or mint.

Definition 2024

calamint

calamint

English

Calamintha grandiflora

Wikispecies

Noun

calamint ‎(plural calamints)

  1. Any species of aromatic garden herb of the genus Calamintha.

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Etymology

From French calament (assimilated in English to mint), from Medieval Latin calamentum, from Latin calaminthe, from Ancient Greek καλαμίνθη ‎(kalamínthē).

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