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Hedeoma

noun

small genus of American herbs (American pennyroyal)

• Syn: ↑genus Hedeoma

• Regions:

↑United States, ↑United States of America, ↑America, ↑the States, ↑US, ↑U.S., ↑USA, ↑U.S.A.

• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Labiatae, ↑family Labiatae, ↑Lamiaceae, ↑family Lamiaceae, ↑mint family

• Member Meronyms: ↑pennyroyal, ↑American pennyroyal, ↑Hedeoma pulegioides

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\\ˌhedēˈōmə, ˌhēd-\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, probably irregular from Greek hēdys sweet + osmē smell; from the fragrant blossoms — more at sweet, odor

1. capitalized : a small genus of American herbs (family Labiatae) having small flowers in axillary clusters and with bilabiate corolla and two stamens — see pennyroyal 2

2. -s : any plant of the genus Hedeoma

Useful english dictionary. 2012.