genus Acinos

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1.genus Acinos - plants closely allied to the genera Satureja and CalaminthaAcinosasterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubsfamily Labiatae, family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, mint family - a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemaryAcinos arvensis, basil thyme, mother of thyme, Satureja acinos, basil balm - fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America