Definitions for: Horsemint


[n] a coarse Old World wild water mint having long leaves and spikelike clusters of flowers; naturalized in the eastern United States
[n] tall erect perennial or annual having lanceolate leaves and heads of purple-spotted creamy flowers; many subspecies grown from eastern to southwestern United States and in Mexico
[n] an annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico



Webster (1913) Definition: Horse"mint`, n. (Bot.)
(a) A coarse American plant of the Mint family ({Monarda
punctata}).
(b) In England, the wild mint (Mentha sylvestris).

Synonyms: lemon mint, Mentha longifolia, Monarda citriodora, Monarda punctata

See Also: mint, monarda, wild bergamot

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