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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 flowers
Familiarity information: WOOD MINT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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