Meanings
nounmountain mint (countable and uncountable, plural mountain mints)
plural mountain mints · alternative mountain-mint · alternative mountainmint
- countableuncountableAny plant of the genus Pycnanthemum in the mint family.
- countableuncountableAny of several plants in the genus Monardella, native to western North America.
- countableuncountableA European herb, Clinopodium nepeta, sometimes used as a seasoning.
Synonyms: lesser calamint, nepitella
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA European herb, Clinopodium nepeta, sometimes used as a seasoning.
Similar
lesser calamintnepitella
Also see
Translations
Finnish vuoriminttu, kivikkokäenminttu
- vuoriminttuplant of the genus Pycnanthemum
- kivikkokäenminttuClinopodium nepeta
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APA
mountain mint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mountain%20mint
MLA
“mountain mint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mountain%20mint. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mountain mint,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mountain%20mint.
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