Căl'a-mīnt, n.

n. [Lat. calamintha, Gr. καλαμίνθη, καλαμίνθος, μίνθα, μίνθη, μίνθος, Lat. mintha, minthe, mentha, menta, Eng. mint, It. calaminto, Pg. calaminta, Sp. calamento, Pr., Catalan, & Fr. calament.] (Bot.) A plant of the mint family, and genus Calamintha. Loudon.