MOUNTAIN MINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mountain mint mean? 

• MOUNTAIN MINT (noun)
  The noun MOUNTAIN MINT has 1 sense:

1. any of a number of perennial herbs of the genus Pycnanthemum; eastern North America and California

  Familiarity information: MOUNTAIN MINT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOUNTAIN MINT (noun)

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Meaning:

Any of a number of perennial herbs of the genus Pycnanthemum; eastern North America and California

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("mountain mint" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mountain mint"):

basil mint; Pycnanthemum virginianum (perennial herb of the eastern United States having inconspicuous greenish flowers and narrow leaves that are very aromatic when bruised)

Holonyms ("mountain mint" is a member of...):

genus Koellia; genus Pycnanthemum; Koellia; Pycnanthemum (American mountain mint)