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Definition: Clinopodium

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Wild basil.[Wordnet].

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Date "Clinopodium" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Common Expressions: Clinopodium

Expressions Definition
Clinopodium grandiflorum Aromatic herb with large pink flowers; southern and southeastern Europe; Anatolia; northern Iran. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Clinopodium vulgare Aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish flowers; widely distributed in United States, Europe and Asia. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Clinopodium Wild basil. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Clinopodium

Clinopodium

Clinopodium
Clinopodium vulgare
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Clinopodium
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Species

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Clinopodium is a genus of about 13 species of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae

Clinopodium species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Coleophora albitarsella.

Various Clinopodium species are used as medicinal herbs. For example C. laevigatum is used in Mexico under the name "Poleo" or "yerba de Borracho" to cure hangovers, stomach aches, and liver disease as a tea.

Selected species

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Topics by Level of Interest: Clinopodium

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Clinopodium 6     Clinopodium 6
Clinopodium brownei 5     Clinopodium brownei 5
Clinopodium mutabile 4     Clinopodium fasciculatum 4
Clinopodium fasciculatum 4     Clinopodium mutabile 4

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