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HORSEMINT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A coarse Old World wild water mint having long leaves and spikelike clusters of flowers; naturalized in the eastern United States
Synonyms:
horsemint; Mentha longifolia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("horsemint" is a kind of...):
mint (any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers)
Sense 2
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
Synonyms:
horsemint; Monarda punctata
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("horsemint" is a kind of...):
monarda; wild bergamot (any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico
Synonyms:
horsemint; lemon mint; Monarda citriodora
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("horsemint" is a kind of...):
monarda; wild bergamot (any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda)
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