spearmint

3 definitions found

spearmint - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Spearmint \Spear"mint`\, n. [So named from its spiry, not
     capitate, inflorescence. --Dr. Prior.] (Bot.)
     A species of mint (Mentha viridis) growing in moist soil.
     It vields an aromatic oil. See Mint, and Mentha.
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  Mint \Mint\ (m[i^]nt), n. [AS. minte, fr. L. mentha, Gr. mi`nqa,
     mi`nqh.] (Bot.)
     The name of several aromatic labiate plants, mostly of the
     genus Mentha, yielding odoriferous essential oils by
     distillation. See Mentha.
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     Note:
  
     Corn mint is Mentha arvensis.
  
     Horsemint is Mentha sylvestris, and in the United States
        Monarda punctata, which differs from the true mints in
        several respects.
  
     Mountain mint is any species of the related genus
        Pycnanthemum, common in North America.
  
     Peppermint is Mentha piperita.
  
     Spearmint is Mentha viridis.
  
     Water mint is Mentha aquatica.
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     Mint camphor. (Chem.) See Menthol.
  
     Mint julep. See Julep.
  
     Mint sauce, a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats.
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spearmint - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  spearmint
      n 1: common garden herb having clusters of small purplish
           flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring [syn:
           spearmint, Mentha spicata]