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LESSER CALAMINT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lesser calamint mean?
• LESSER CALAMINT (noun)
The noun LESSER CALAMINT has 1 sense:
1. low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to Great Britain; naturalized in United States
Familiarity information: LESSER CALAMINT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to Great Britain; naturalized in United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Calamintha nepeta; Calamintha nepeta glantulosa; field balm; lesser calamint; Satureja calamintha glandulosa; Satureja nepeta
Hypernyms ("lesser calamint" is a kind of...):
calamint (perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America)
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