calamint
Plural: calamints
Noun
- An aromatic perennial herb of the mint family.
- perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America
- Any species of aromatic garden herb of the genus Calamintha, now often included in Clinopodium.
Examples
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Origin / Etymology
From French calament (assimilated in English to mint), from Old French calament, calamente, from Medieval Latin calamentum, from Latin calaminthe, from Ancient Greek καλαμίνθη (kalamínthē, “an odoriferous plant”), of uncertain origin (either by haplology from *καλαμο-μίνθη (*kalamo-mínthē) or a loanword, which Beekes considers most likely to be from Pre-Greek).
Attested since early 17th century.
Scrabble Score: 12
calamint: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcalamint: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
calamint: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
calamint: valid Words With Friends Word