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