“horse、mint”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

horse-mint

释义

ˈhorse-mint
[See horse 28 c.]
1. ‘A name applied generally to the wild mints’ (Britten and Holland), esp. Mentha sylvestris and M. aquatica.
c1265Voc. Names Pl. in Wr.-Wülcker 555/5 Mentastrum,..horsminte.a1387Sinon. Barthol. (Anecd. Oxon.) 30 Menta aquatica, an horsment.c1440Promp. Parv. 248/1 Horsmynte, herbe, balsamita, mentastrum.c1516Grete Herball cclxxv. P v b, Agaynst colde cough bethe dry fygges with horsmynt in wyne, and vse it.1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. 102 So are they deceived in the name of Horse-raddish, Horse-mint, Bull-rush, and many more..that expression is but a Grecisme..intending no more then great.1787Winter Syst. Husb. 97 Coarse grass, rushes, horse-mints..general productions of lands overcharged with moisture.1861Miss Pratt Flower. Pl. IV. 152.
2. Applied in North America to other aromatic labiates, as various species of Monarda, Collinsonia canadensis, and Cunila Mariana (Sweet Horse-mint, also called dittany). (See Miller Plant-n., and Cent. Dict.)

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