cunila

[Etym. doubtful. "A Roman name applied by Linnæus to this genus." ( Loudon .) B some botanists it is supposed to be from conus = a cone, and by others to be from Cunila , the name of a town.] Bot.: A genus of Lamiacere, the typical one of the family Cunilide (v.). The calyx is thirteen nerved, the stamens two. An infusion of Cunila nerved, the stamens to in fun slight fevers and colds, as is C. microcephal a in Brazil. , pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, pot Syrian. æ, œ = ē; ey = a. qu = cunilidæ