calamint

calamint noun: any species of aromatic garden herb of the genus Calamintha, now often included in Clinopodium.

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Noun

calamint (countable and uncountable, plural calamints)

Any species of aromatic garden herb of the genus Calamintha, now often included in Clinopodium.

calamint meaning in Tamil and Arabic

Forms of calamint

plural	calamints

Origin of calamint

From French calament (assimilated in English to mint), from Old French calament, calamente, from Medieval Latin calamentum, from Latin calaminthe, from Ancient Greek καλαμίνθη (kalamínthē, “an odoriferous plant”), of uncertain origin (either by haplology from *καλαμο-μίνθη (*kalamo-mínthē) or a loanword, which Beekes considers most likely to be from Pre-Greek). Attested since early 17th century.

Words formed from calamint

Ashe's calamint
common calamint
cushion calamint
Florida calamint
Georgia calamint
large-flowered calamint
lesser calamint
limestone calamint
low calamint
Ozark calamint
San Miguel calamint
scarlet calamint
showy calamint
water calamint
wild calamint
wood calamint
woodland calamint

Questions about calamint

What does calamint mean?: Calamint means any species of aromatic garden herb of the genus Calamintha, now often included in Clinopodium.
What is calamint in Tamil?: Calamint in Tamil is நறுமண மருந்துப் பூண்டு வகை. See Calamint meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is calamint?: Calamint is a noun.
What is the plural of calamint?: The plural of calamint is calamints.

Words near calamint in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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