horsemint

English

Etymology

From Middle English horsmynte, from Old English horsminte, equivalent to horse +‎ mint.

Noun

horsemint (countable and uncountable, plural horsemints)

1. (US) A coarse American plant of the mint family (Monarda punctata).
2. (UK) Wild mint (Mentha sylvestris, now Mentha longifolia).
3. (Western US) An aromatic plant of the mint family, Agastache urticifolia.

Synonyms

• (Monarda punctata): spotted bee balm, spotted horsemint, dotted horsemint
• (Agastache urticifolia): nettle-leaved horsemint, nettle-leaf giant hyssop

Derived terms

• nettle-leaf horsemint
• sweet horsemint

 

Translations

Monarda punctata

• Bulgarian: див джоджен m (div džodžen)

Mentha longifolia

• Middle English: horsmynte

Further reading

• “horsemint”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• hormetins, mentorish, thermions