Pycnanthemum

noun

Pyc·​nan·​the·​mum

pikˈnan(t)thəməm

: a genus of North American aromatic herbs (family Labiatae) with small white or purple-dotted flowers see mountain mint

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pycn- + -anthemum

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