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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]: 
 
  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}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  spearmint 
  n  :  common  garden  herb  having  clusters  of  small  purplish  flowers 
  and  yielding  an  oil  used  as  a  flavoring  [syn:  {Mentha 
  spicata}]




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