field_balm | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta | |
Synonyms: | alehoof gill-over-the-ground runaway_robin Glechoma_hederaceae Nepeta_hederaceae ground_ivy | |
Related terms: | vine Glechoma | |
2. | [ noun ] (botany) low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to GB naturalized in United States | |
Synonyms: | Calamintha_nepeta Calamintha_nepeta_glantulosa Satureja_nepeta Satureja_calamintha_glandulosa lesser_calamint | |
Related terms: | calamint | |
Similar spelling: |
field_brome field_pea field_bean fieldfare |