Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CAL'A-MINT
CAL'A-MINE, or CAL'A-MINCAL'A-MIS-TRATE
CAL'A-MINT, n. [L. calamintha; Gr. καλαμινθη; μινθα, mentha, menta, mint.]
A plant, a species of Melissa, or baum; an aromatic plant, and a weak corroborant. – Encyc. Water-calamint is a species of Mentha, or mint.
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