horminum

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A monotypic genus of plants belonging to the natural order Labiatæ and tribe Satureineæ, the type of Endlicher's subtribe Hormineæ, and of Lindley's tribe Horminidæ. It is characterized by having the calyx 2-lipped; the corolla with incurved, ascending tube; the anthers linear, 1-celled, confluent; leaves mostly radical, dentate, the upper reduced to narrow bracts; whorls 6-flowered; flowers violet-purple. The single species, H. Pyrenaicum, is a native of the mountains of Europe. Bentham makes Horminum a section of the genus Salvia; Moench, a subgenus of Mentha; Tournefort, a synonym for the genus Salvia.