mintys Mair

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Welsh

Etymology

Literally “Mary's mint”.

Noun

mintys Mair pl (no singulative)

  1. spearmint, garden mint (Mentha spicata)[1][2]
    Synonym: mintys ysbigog
  2. costmary (Tanacetum balsamita syn. Chrysanthemum balsamita)[1][2]
    Synonym: tansi Mair
  3. (obsolete) possibly wild clary (Salvia verbenaca syn. Salvia horminoides)[2]
    Synonym: clari

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2016) “Y Bywiadur”, in Llên natur, retrieved 19 October 2024
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mintys Mair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies