monardella

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun A genus of plants of the family Menthaceæ. They are annual or perennial sweet-smelling herbs, with rose-purple, lavender, or white flowers in terminal heads subtended by broad, often colored bracts. There are about 15 species, natives of western North America, chiefly of California, some of which are occasionally cultivated.

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• noun a genus of fragrant herbs of the family Labiatae in the western United States