Peppermint

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Peppermint \Pep"per*mint\, n. [Pepper + mint.]
     1. (Bot.) An aromatic and pungent plant of the genus {Mentha}
        ({Mentha piperita}), much used in medicine and
        confectionery.
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     2. A volatile oil (oil of peppermint) distilled from the
        fresh herb; also, a well-known essence or spirit (essence
        of peppermint) obtained from it.
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     3. A lozenge of sugar flavored with peppermint.
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     {Peppermint} camphor. (Chem.) Same as {Menthol}.
  
     {Peppermint tree} (Bot.), a name given to several Australian
        species of gum tree ({Eucalyptus amygdalina}, {Eucalyptus
        piperita}, {E. odorata}, etc.) which have hard and durable
        wood, and yield an essential oil.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  peppermint
       n 1: herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers
            that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring [syn: {Mentha
            piperita}]
       2: red gum tree of Tasmania [syn: {red gum}, {peppermint gum},
          {Eucalyptus amygdalina}]
       3: a candy flavored with peppermint oil [syn: {peppermint candy}]