field balm

/fild bɑ(l)m/

Definitions of field balm

1. noun

   trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta
   synonyms: Glechoma hederaceae, Nepeta hederaceae, alehoof, gill-over-the-ground, ground ivy, runaway robin

   type of:

   vine

   a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
2. noun

   low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to Great Britain; naturalized in United States
   synonyms: Calamintha nepeta, Calamintha nepeta glantulosa, Satureja calamintha glandulosa, Satureja nepeta, lesser calamint

   type of:

   calamint

   perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America