calamint

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

calamint
    n 1: perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or
         open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in
         North America

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Calamint \Cal"a*mint\ (-m[i^]nt), n. [OE. calamint, calemente
   (cf. F. calament) fr. L. calamintha, Gr. kalami`nqh,
   kala`minqos. See 1st {Mint}.] (Bot.)
   A genus of perennial plants ({Calamintha}) of the Mint
   family, esp. the {Calamintha Nepeta} and {Calamintha Acinos},
   which are called also {basil thyme}.
   [1913 Webster]