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horsemint

/ˈhɔrsˌmɪnt/
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Other forms: horsemints

Definitions of horsemint
  1. noun
    an annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico
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    type of:
    monarda, wild bergamot
    any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda
  2. noun
    a coarse Old World wild water mint having long leaves and spikelike clusters of flowers; naturalized in the eastern United States
    synonyms: Mentha longifolia
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    type of:
    mint
    any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers
  3. noun
    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: Monarda punctata
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    type of:
    monarda, wild bergamot
    any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda
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