field balm meaning and definition

FIELD BALM noun

Definition of field balm (noun)

1. 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: alehoof, gill-over-the-ground, Glechoma hederaceae, ground ivy, Nepeta hederaceae, runaway robin
2. low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to Great Britain; naturalized in United States
   • synonyms: Calamintha nepeta, Calamintha nepeta glantulosa, lesser calamint, Satureja calamintha glandulosa, Satureja nepeta