Noun: horsemint 'hors,mint
- Tall erect perennial or annual having lanceolate leaves and heads of purple-spotted creamy flowers
"The horsemint's tiered whorls of spotted flowers attracted numerous pollinators";
- Monarda punctata
- An annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico
"horsemint's citrus-scented leaves make a refreshing tea";
- lemon mint, Monarda citriodora
- A coarse Eurasian wild water mint having long leaves and spikelike clusters of flowers
"Horsemint thrived along the marshy riverbank";
- Mentha longifolia
Derived forms: horsemints
Type of: mint, monarda, wild bergamot
Encyclopedia: Horsemint