Spearmint

3 definitions found

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

  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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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]:

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