SPEARMINT

spearmint, Mentha spicata

(noun) common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

spearmint (plural spearmints)

Mentha spicata, A herb of the mint family, commonly used in herb tea, candy and to treat mild stomach ache.

Anagrams

• antisperm, parentism, spermatin

Source: Wiktionary


Spear"mint`, n. Etym: [So named from its spiry, not capitate, inflorescence. Dr. Prior.] (Bot.)

Definition: A species of mint (Mentha viridis) growing in moist soil. It vields an aromatic oil. See Mint, and Mentha.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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