horsemint
/ˈhɔːsmɪnt/noun
A tall coarse kind of mint.
- Genera Mentha and Monarda, family Labiatae: several species and hybrids.
- There are horsemints and mountain mints.
- Members of the mint family, horsemints all have strongly aromatic foliage, the fragrances varying between the species.
Origin
Middle English: from horse (often used in the names of plants to denote a coarse variety) + mint1.