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calamint

/kal-uh-mint/US // ˈkæl ə mɪnt //UK // (ˈkæləˌmɪnt) //

菖蒲

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of several aromatic plants belonging to the genus Calamintha of the mint family, having simple, opposite leaves and drooping clusters of flowers.

Examples

  • If she be of full habit of body open a vein, after preparing her with syrup of betony, calamint, hyssop and feverfew.

  • In both species the mouth of the calyx is hairy, but the hairs are much more prominent in the Lesser Calamint than in the last.

  • Calamint, kal′a-mint, n. a genus of Labiate plants closely allied to balm and thyme.