calamint

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkæləˌmɪnt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kal′ə mint)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cal•a•mint  (kal′ə mint),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of several aromatic plants belonging to the genus Calamintha (or Satureja) of the mint family, having simple, opposite leaves and drooping clusters of flowers.
Also called basil thyme. 
  • Greek kalamínthē
  • Medieval Latin calamentum, Latin calamintha
  • alteration (by association with mint2) of Middle English calament 1225–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
calamint / ˈkæləˌmɪnt/
  1. any aromatic Eurasian plant of the genus Satureja (or Calamintha), having clusters of purple or pink flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French calament (but influenced by English mint1), from Medieval Latin calamentum, from Greek kalaminthē

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