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horsemint

[ hawrs-mint ]

noun

  1. a wild mint, Mentha longifolia, introduced into America from Europe, having spikes of lilac flowers.
  2. any of various other wild mints mint as the New World Monarda punctata.

horsemint

/ ˈhɔːsˌmɪnt /

noun

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of horsemint1

Middle English word dating back to 1225–75; horse, mint 1
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Example Sentences

There's catnip and hoarhound and horsemint and pennyroy'l, and pretty soon there'll be wild life-everlastin'.

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