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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of several strongly aromatic, eastern North American plants of the genus Collinsonia of the mint family, having opposite leaves, square stems, and axillary clusters of lemon-scented yellow flowers.

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  • noun erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From its former use for treating ailments of horses .]

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