单词 | calamint |
释义 | calamint[ kal-uh-mint ] / ˈkæl ə mɪnt / nounany 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. Origin of calamint1225–75; alteration (by association with mint2) of Middle English calament<Medieval Latin calamentum,Latin calamintha<Greek kalamínthē Words nearby calamintcalamary, calamata olive, Calamian Islands, calamine, calamine brass, calamint, calamite, calamitous, calamity, Calamity Jane, calamondin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for calamint
British Dictionary definitions for calamintcalamint / (ˈkæləˌmɪnt) / nounany aromatic Eurasian plant of the genus Satureja (or Calamintha), having clusters of purple or pink flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates) Word Origin for calamintC14: from Old French calament (but influenced by English mint 1), from Medieval Latin calamentum, from Greek kalaminthē Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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