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Translingual
Etymology
Mentha + -eae
Proper noun
Mentheae
- A taxonomic tribe within the family Lamiaceae – mints and related plants.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- (tribe): Menthinae, Lycopinae, Nepetinae, Prunellinae, Salviinae - subtribes
- Mentha - type genus; Acanthomintha (thorn mints), Agastache (giant hyssops), Blephilia (wood mints), Bystropogon, Cedronella, Cleonia, Clinopodium (syns. Acinos, Calamintha (calamints)), Conradina (false rosemary), Cuminia, Cunila, Cyclotrichium, Dicerandra (Panhandle mints), Dracocephalum (dragonheads), Drepanocaryum, Eriothymus, Glechoma (ground ivy, etc.), Glechon, Gontscharovia, Hedeoma (false pennyroyals), Hesperozygis, Hoehnea, Horminum, Hymenocrater, Hyssopus (hyssop, etc.), Kudrjaschevia, Kurzamra, Lallemantia, Lepechinia (pitchersage); syn. Chaunostoma, Neoeplingia), Lophanthus, Lycopus (gypsywort, bugleweed), Marmoritis, Meehania (Meehan's mint, etc.), Melissa (lemon balm), Micromeria, Minthostachys, Monarda (bee balm, etc.), Monardella (wildmints, coyote mints), Nepeta (catmints), Origanum (oregano, marjoram, etc.), Pentapleura, Piloblephis (wild pennyroyal), Pitardia (cat mint), Pogogyne (mesamint), Poliomintha (rosemary mint, desert oregano), Prunella (self-heal), Pycnanthemum (mountain mints), Rhabdocaulon, Rhododon, Saccocalyx, Salvia (sages; syns. Dorystaechas, Meriandra, Zhumeria, Perovskia), Satureja (savory, etc., Schizonepeta (Japanese catnips), Thymbra, Thymus (thymes), Zataria, Ziziphora - other genera
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