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Spearmint

//ˈspɪɹˌmɪnt// noun

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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

Etymology

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

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