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WOOD MINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wood mint mean? 

WOOD MINT (noun)
  The noun WOOD MINT has 1 sense:

1. American herb of genus Blephilia with more or less hairy leaves and clusters of purplish or bluish flowersplay

  Familiarity information: WOOD MINT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WOOD MINT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

American herb of genus Blephilia with more or less hairy leaves and clusters of purplish or bluish flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("wood 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 "wood mint"):

Blephilia hirsuta; hairy wood mint; Blephilia celiata; downy wood mint (a variety of wood mint)

Holonyms ("wood mint" is a member of...):

Blephilia; genus Blephilia (small genus of North American herbs: wood mints)


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