mint : Idioms & Phrases

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apple mint

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

  • noun perennial herb of the eastern United States having inconspicuous greenish flowers and narrow leaves that are very aromatic when bruised
    Pycnanthemum virginianum.
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bergamot mint

  • noun perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads
    Monarda didyma; bee balm; beebalm; oswego tea.
  • noun mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange
    Mentha citrata; eau de cologne mint; bergamot mint.
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brook mint

Brook" mint`
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  1. (Bot.) See Water mint.
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corn mint

  • noun European mint naturalized in United States
    Mentha arvensis; corn mint.
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downy wood mint

  • noun a variety of wood mint
    Blephilia celiata.
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eau de cologne mint

  • noun mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange
    Mentha citrata; eau de cologne mint; bergamot mint.
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field mint

  • noun European mint naturalized in United States
    Mentha arvensis; corn mint.
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hairy wood mint

  • noun a variety of wood mint
    Blephilia hirsuta.
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lemon mint

  • noun an annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico
    Monarda citriodora; horsemint.
  • noun mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange
    Mentha citrata; eau de cologne mint; bergamot mint.
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mexican mint

  • noun an herb from Oaxaca that has a powerful hallucinogenic effect; the active ingredient is salvinorin
    Salvia divinorum.
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Mint camphor

  • . (Chem.) See Menthol.
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mint candy

  • noun a candy that is flavored with a mint oil
    mint.
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mint family

  • noun a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary
    family Lamiaceae; family Labiatae; Lamiaceae; Labiatae.
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mint geranium

  • noun tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
    balsam herb; alecost; bible leaf; Tanacetum balsamita; Chrysanthemum balsamita; costmary.
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Mint julep

  • noun bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice
    julep.
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  • . See Julep.
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Mint sauce

  • noun sweetened diluted vinegar with chopped mint leaves
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  • a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats.
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mint-master

Mint"-mas`ter noun
Definitions
  1. The master or superintendent of a mint. Also used figuratively.
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mint-scented

  • adjective satellite smelling of mint
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Minting mill

  • a coining press.
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Mountain mint

  • noun any of a number of perennial herbs of the genus Pycnanthemum; eastern North America and California
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  • . (Bot.) See Mint.
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mustang mint

  • noun fragrant California annual herb having lanceolate leaves and clusters of rose-purple flowers
    Monardella lanceolata.
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Remedy of the mint

  • (Coinage), a small allowed deviation from the legal standard of weight and fineness; called also tolerance.
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Tolerance of the mint

  • . (Coinage) Same as Remedy of the mint. See under Remedy.
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u.s. mint

  • noun the mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks; processes gold and silver bullion
    U.S. Mint; United States Mint.
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united states mint

  • noun the mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks; processes gold and silver bullion
    U.S. Mint; United States Mint.
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us mint

  • noun the mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks; processes gold and silver bullion
    U.S. Mint; United States Mint.
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water mint

  • 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; Mentha aquatica.
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Wa"ter mint`
Definitions
  1. A kind of mint (Mentha aquatica) growing in wet places, and sometimes having a perfume resembling bergamot.
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water-mint

  • 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; Mentha aquatica.
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wood mint

  • noun American herb of genus Blephilia with more or less hairy leaves and clusters of purplish or bluish flowers
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