acinos

Acinos is a genus of ten species of annual and short-lived evergreen perennial woody plants native to southern Europe and western Asia. Its name comes from the Greek word akinos, the name of a small aromatic plant. They are small, tufted, bushy or spreading plants growing to 10-45 cm tall. The 2-lipped, tubular flowers are borne on erect sprikes in mid-summer.
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Noun
1. plants closely allied to the genera Satureja and Calamintha
(synonym) genus Acinos
(hypernym) asterid dicot genus
(member-holonym) Labiatae, family Labiatae, Lamiaceae, family Lamiaceae, mint family
(member-meronym) basil thyme, basil balm, mother of thyme, Acinos arvensis, Satureja acinos

n. acinus, seed of a grape or berry; small fruits which grow in a cluster (Botany); small saclike formation found in certain glands (Anatomy)

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kind of basil