Calamint Definition
kălə-mĭnt
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)
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Calamint
Noun
Singular:
calamint
Plural:
calamintsOrigin of Calamint
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From French calament (assimilated in English to mint), from Medieval Latin calamentum, from Latin calaminthe, from Ancient Greek καλαμίνθη (kalaminthē).
From Wiktionary
Middle English calaminte from Old French calamente from Medieval Latin calamentum from Latin calaminthē from Greek kalaminthē
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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