horsemint

Meaning

Noun

• A coarse American plant of the mint family (Monarda punctata (species)).
• The wild mint (Mentha sylvestris (species), now Mentha longifolia (species)).
• An aromatic plant of the mint family, Agastache urticifolia (species).

Related

Similar words

• spotted bee balm, spotted horsemint, dotted horsemint
• nettle-leaved horsemint, nettle-leaf giant hyssop

Origin

• From Middle English horsmynte, from Old English horsminte, equivalent to horse + mint.