n. Any of several plants in the mint family, especially in the genera Calamintha and Clinopodium, having aromatic foliage and clusters of pink, lilac, or white flowers. [Middle English calaminte, from Old French calament, calamente, from Medieval Latin calamentum, alteration of Latin calaminthē, from Greek kalaminthē, of substrate origin and akin to Greek minthē, mint; see MINT2.] |
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