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MOUNTAIN MINT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mountain mint mean?
• MOUNTAIN MINT (noun)
The noun MOUNTAIN MINT has 1 sense:
1. any of a number of perennial herbs of the genus Pycnanthemum; eastern North America and California
Familiarity information: MOUNTAIN MINT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of a number of perennial herbs of the genus Pycnanthemum; eastern North America and California
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("mountain mint" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mountain mint"):
basil mint; Pycnanthemum virginianum (perennial herb of the eastern United States having inconspicuous greenish flowers and narrow leaves that are very aromatic when bruised)
Holonyms ("mountain mint" is a member of...):
genus Koellia; genus Pycnanthemum; Koellia; Pycnanthemum (American mountain mint)
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