Encyclopedia entry: bergamot

Article: yerba buena
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      306 words ... ... trailing evergreen perennial ( Micromeria chamissonis ) of the family Labiatae ( mint family). It is native to W North America and especially ... division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Lamiales, family Labiatae.

Article: self-heal
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      323 words ... ... vulgaris ) with the typical angular stems and bluish flowers of the family Labiatae ( mint family). Although it probably originated in the Old World ... division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Lamiales, family Labiatae.

Article: savory
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      353 words ... ... plant of the genus Satureja, aromatic herbs and subshrubs of the family Labiatae ( mint family). Commonly cultivated as border ornamentals or ... division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Lamiales, family Labiatae.

Article: pennyroyal
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      368 words ...pennyroyal name for two similar plants of the family Labiatae ( mint family), usually distinguished as true, or European, pennyroyal ... classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Lamiales, family Labiatae.

Article: patchouli
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      313 words ... ... East Indian plant ( Pogostemon cablin or P. patchouli ) of the family Labiatae ( mint family). It is the source of a perfume oil, also called ... division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Lamiales, family Labiatae.

Article: orange
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      645 words ...orange name for a tree of the family Rutaceae ( rue , or orange, family), native to China and Indochina, and for its fruit ... classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Rutaceae.

Article: lavender
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      395 words ... ... plant of the genus Lavandula, herbs or shrubby plants of the family Labiatae ( mint family), most of which are native to the Mediterranean ... division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Lamiales, family Labiatae.