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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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 C. Nepeta and C. Acinos, which are
called also basil thyme.