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HORSEMINT

Dictionary entry overview: What does horsemint mean?

• HORSEMINT (noun)
The noun HORSEMINT has 3 senses:

1. an annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico
2. tall erect perennial or annual having lanceolate leaves and heads of purple-spotted creamy flowers; many subspecies grown from eastern to southwestern United States and in Mexico
3. a coarse Old World wild water mint having long leaves and spikelike clusters of flowers; naturalized in the eastern United States

Familiarity information: HORSEMINT used as a noun is uncommon.

Dictionary entry details

• HORSEMINT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

horsemint; lemon mint; Monarda citriodora

Hypernyms ("horsemint" is a kind of...):

monarda; wild bergamot (any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Tall erect perennial or annual having lanceolate leaves and heads of purple-spotted creamy flowers; many subspecies grown from eastern to southwestern United States and in Mexico

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Monarda punctata; horsemint

Hypernyms ("horsemint" is a kind of...):

monarda; wild bergamot (any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

A coarse Old World wild water mint having long leaves and spikelike clusters of flowers; naturalized in the eastern United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Mentha longifolia; horsemint

Hypernyms ("horsemint" is a kind of...):

mint (any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers)

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