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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A herb of the mint family (Mentha spicata), commonly used in herb tea, candy and to treat mild stomach ache. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

brown mintgarden mintherbmackerel mintmentha spicata

Example

More examples

"Mary preferred spearmint to peppermint."

Etymology

From spear (“sprout of a plant, spire”) + mint, so named due to its spiry blooms.

Related phrases

herb teamentha spicata

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