HyperDic: mint_family

English > 1 sense of the expression mint family:
NOUNplantmint family, Labiatae, family Labiatae, Lamiaceae, family Lamiaceaea large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint
English > mint family: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary.
SynonymsLabiatae, family Labiatae, Lamiaceae, family Lamiaceae
Member ofPolemoniales, order PolemonialesPolemoniaceae
MembersAcinos, genus Acinosplants closely allied to the genera ... / genera Satureja and Calamintha
Agastache, genus Agastachegiant hyssop
Ajuga, genus Ajugabugle
Ballota, genus Ballotaperennial herbs or subshrubs of especially Mediterranean area
Blephilia, genus Blephiliasmall genus of North American herbs
Calamintha, genus Calaminthacalamint
Clinopodium, genus Clinopodiumwild basil
Collinsonia, genus Collinsoniasmall genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs
Conradina, genus Conradinasmall genus of low aromatic shrubs of southeastern United States
Dracocephalum, genus Dracocephalumgenus of American herbs and dwarf shrubs of the mind family
Galeopsis, genus GaleopsisErect annual European herbs
Glechoma, genus Glechomaground ivy
Hedeoma, genus Hedeomasmall genus of American herbs (American pennyroyal)
Hyssopus, genus HyssopusEurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs
Lamium, genus Lamiumgenus of Old World herbs
Lavandula, genus Lavandulalavender
Leonotis, genus Leonotissmall genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of South Africa
Leonurus, genus Leonurusgenus of stout Old World herbs having flowers in whorls
Lepechinia, genus Lepechinia, Sphacele, genus SphaceleA dicotyledonous genus of the family Labiatae
Lycopus, genus Lycopussmall genus of herbs of the mint family
Majorana, genus Majoranasmall genus of herbs usually included in the genus Origanum
Marrubium, genus Marrubium(Old World aromatic herbs) horehound
Melissa, genus MelissaA genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae
Mentha, genus Menthamint plants
Micromeria, genus Micromerialarge genus of fragrant chiefly Old World herbs
Molucella, genus Molucellasmall genus of aromatic herbs of Mediterranean regions
Monardella, genus MonardellaA genus of fragrant herbs of the family Labiatae in the western United States
Nepeta, genus Nepetacatmint
Ocimum, genus Ocimumbasil
Perilla, genus Perillasmall genus of Asiatic herbs
Pogostemon, genus Pogostemongenus of Asiatic shrubs or trees whose leaves yield a fragrant oil
Prunella, genus Prunellasmall genus of perennial mostly Eurasian having terminal spikes of small purplish or white flowers
Pycnanthemum, genus Pycnanthemum, Koellia, genus KoelliaAmerican mountain mint
Rosmarinus, genus Rosmarinusrosemary
Satureja, genus Satureja, Satureia, genus SatureiaSavory
Scutellaria, genus ScutellariaAn asterid dicot genus that includes the skullcaps
Sideritis, genus Sideritisgenus of woolly aromatic herbs or subshrubs or shrubs of Mediterranean region
Solenostemon, genus Solenostemongenus of shrubby often succulent herbs of tropical Africa and Asia
Stachys, genus Stachyslarge genus of usually woolly or hairy herbs or subshrubs or shrubs
Teucrium, genus Teucriumlarge widely distributed genus of perennial herbs or shrubs or subshrubs
Thymus, genus Thymuslarge genus of Old World mints
Trichostema, genus Trichostemagenus of North American aromatic herbs or subshrubs
genus Coleusgenus of Old World tropical plants cultivated for their variegated leaves
genus Elsholtziagenus of Asiatic / Asiatic and African aromatic herbs
genus Monardawild bergamot, horsemint, beebalm / beebalm
genus OriganumA genus of aromatic mints of the family Labiatae
genus Phlomislarge genus of Old World aromatic herbs or subshrubs or shrubs having often woolly leaves
genus Physostegiagenus of North American perennial herbs
genus Plectranthuslarge genus of ornamental flowering plants
genus Salvialarge genus of shrubs and subshrubs of the mint family varying greatly in habit
NarrowermintAny member of the mint family of plants
Broaderasterid dicot familyfamily of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanishlabiadas, Labiatae
Catalanlabiades, Labiatae, Lamiaceae

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