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calamint

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calamint /ˈkaləmɪnt /
noun an aromatic Eurasian herbaceous plant or shrub with blue or lilac flowers.
Genus Calamintha, family Labiatae.
– ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French calament, from medieval Latin calamentum, from late Latin calaminthe, from Greek kalaminthē.