Definition of Pycnanthemum virginianum

1. Noun. Perennial herb of the eastern United States having inconspicuous greenish flowers and narrow leaves that are very aromatic when bruised.

Exact synonyms: Basil Mint
Generic synonyms: Mountain Mint

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pycnanthemum Virginianum

Pushan
Pushkin
Pushto
Pushtu
Pushtun
Puter
Putin
Putinism
Putonghua
Putrajaya
Putre
Putukwam
Puy-de-Dôme
Pway
Pycnanthemum
Pycnanthemum virginianum (current term)
Pycnogonida
Pydna
Pygmalion
Pygmy
Pygopodidae
Pygopus
Pygoscelis
Pygoscelis adeliae
Pyhrric
Pylodictus
Pylodictus olivaris
Pylos
Pynchon
Pynchonesque

Literary usage of Pycnanthemum virginianum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. HIV/Aids Policy in Hawaii by James Lumeng (1992)
"... Helianthus strumosus • Mountain mint Pycnanthemum virginianum Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota): Found flowering in old fields and waste places. ..."

2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) Durand & Jackson ex BLRobins. & Fern. Mountain-mint Herbaceous perennial Boggy fields, swamps and moist woods. ..."

3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) Durand & Jackson ex BLRobins. & Fern. Mountain-mint Herbaceous perennial Boggy fields, swamps and moist woods. ..."

4. Flora of the District of Columbia and Vicinity by Albert Spear Hitchcock (1919)
"Not common; along the Potomac east of the fall line. Aug.-Oct. Eastern US (Pycnanthemum virginianum Dur. & Jacks.; P. lanceolatum Pursh.) 5. ..."

5. Publication by Michigan, Michigan Geological Survey, Geological and Biological Survey (1921)
"Satureja vulgaris (L.) Fritsch. Basil. Mountain mint. Occasional throughout in dry open ground and dry open woods. Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) Durand. ..."

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