Definition of Pycnanthemum. Meaning of Pycnanthemum. Synonyms of Pycnanthemum

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Definition of Pycnanthemum

Pycnanthemum
Basil Bas"il, n. [F. basilic, fr. L. badilicus royal, Gr. ?, fr. ? king.] (Bot.) The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family, but chiefly to the common or sweet basil (Ocymum basilicum), and the bush basil, or lesser basil (O. minimum), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name is also given to several kinds of mountain mint (Pycnanthemum). Basil thyme, a name given to the fragrant herbs Calamintha Acinos and C. Nepeta. Wild basil, a plant (Calamintha clinopodium) of the Mint family.

Meaning of Pycnanthemum from wikipedia

- Pycnanthemum is a genus of herbaceous plants in the mint family (Lamiaceae). Species in this genus are often referred to as "mountain mints" and they often...
- Pycnanthemum muti**** commonly known as clustered mountain mint is a plant from the mountain mint genus Pycnanthemum that is native to the eastern United...
- Pycnanthemum incanum, with the common name ****y mountainmint, "mountain mint", wild basil or ****y basil, is a herbaceous perennial in the mint family...
- Pycnanthemum virginianum, the Virginia or common mountain-mint, is a plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is a herbaceous plant with narrow, opposite...
- Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, the narrowleaf mountainmint, slender mountainmint, common horsemint or Virginia thyme, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the...
- Pycnanthemum pilosum, commonly known as the hairy mountain mint, American mountain mint, and whorled mountain mint, is a herbaceous perennial plant in...
- Pycnanthemum californi**** is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Sierra mint, mountain mint, and California mint....
- Pycnanthemum curvipes is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name stone mountainmint. It is native to the Southeastern...
- Pycnanthemum nudum is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Coastal Plain mountainmint. It is endemic to the Southeastern...
- Pycnanthemum torreyi, common name Torrey's mountainmint, is a perennial plant native to the United States. It is listed as endangered in Connecticut, Illinois...