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Peppermint

//ˈpɛpɚˌmɪnt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A hybrid herb of the mint family (Mentha × piperita), formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a candy flavored with peppermint oil wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of various eucalypts of southeastern Australia whose leaves yield peppermint-like essential oils. Australia, countable, uncountable

    "In the hissing flames, Greenhill and Travers boiled the bark from peppermint gums and roasted their kangaroo-skin jackets."

  4. 4
    red gum tree of Tasmania wordnet
  5. 5
    Any of various sweets containing extract of the peppermint herb; peppermint confectionery. countable
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  1. 6
    herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring wordnet

Etymology

From pepper + mint.

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