mentha : Idioms & Phrases

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genus mentha

  • noun mint plants
    Mentha.
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mentha aquatica

  • noun a European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern North America
    water mint; water-mint.
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mentha arvensis

  • noun European mint naturalized in United States
    corn mint; field mint.
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mentha citrata

  • noun mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange
    eau de cologne mint; bergamot mint; lemon mint.
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mentha longifolia

  • noun a coarse Old World wild water mint having long leaves and spikelike clusters of flowers; naturalized in the eastern United States
    horsemint.
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mentha piperita

  • noun herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring
    peppermint.
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mentha pulegium

  • noun Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil
    pennyroyal.
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mentha rotundifolia

  • noun mint with apple-scented stems of southern and western Europe; naturalized in United States
    apple mint; Mentha rotundifolia; applemint.
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mentha spicata

  • noun common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring
    spearmint.
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mentha suaveolens

  • noun mint with apple-scented stems of southern and western Europe; naturalized in United States
    apple mint; Mentha rotundifolia; applemint.
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