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calamint definition

cala·mint (kal′ə mint′)

noun

any of a genus (Satureja) of plants of the mint family, esp. an aromatic species of savory (formerly S. calamintha and now Calamintha nepeta)

Etymology: ME calaminte < OFr calamente < ML calamentum < L calaminthe < Gr kalaminthē

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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