1. Low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to Great Britain; naturalized in United States
   "field balm spreads easily through the herb garden";
   - lesser calamint, Calamintha nepeta, Calamintha nepeta glantulosa, Satureja nepeta, Clinopodium nepeta
    
2. Trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers
   "field balm crept along the stone wall";
   - ground ivy, alehoof, gill-over-the-ground, runaway robin, Glechoma hederacea, Nepeta hederacea

Derived forms: field balms

Type of: calamint, vine

Part of: genus Glechoma, Glechoma

Encyclopedia: Field balm