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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Note: {Corn mint} is {Mentha arvensis}. {Horsemint} is {M. 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 {M. piperita}. {Spearmint} is {M. viridis}. {Water mint} is {M. aquatica}. {Mint camphor}. (Chem.) See {Menthol}. {Mint julep}. See {Julep}. {Mint sauce}, a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Horsemint \Horse"mint`\, n. (Bot.) a A coarse American plant of the Mint family ({Monarda punctata}). b In England, the wild mint ({Mentha sylvestris}). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: horsemint n 1: an annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico [syn: {lemon mint}, {Monarda citriodora}] 2: tall erect perennial or annual having lanceolate leaves and heads of purple-spotted creamy flowers; many subspecies grown from eastern to southwestern United States and in Mexico [syn: {Monarda punctata}] 3: a coarse Old World wild water mint having long leaves and spikelike clusters of flowers; naturalized in the eastern United States [syn: {Mentha longifolia}]
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