spearmint
A herb of the mint family, commonly used in herb tea, candy and to treat mild stomach acheA herb of the mint family (Mentha spicata), commonly used in herb tea, candy and to treat mild stomach ache.
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» Mary preferred spearmint to peppermint.
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Examples
4 sentencesMary preferred spearmint to peppermint.
Matthys is proud to grow what he calls the "peppermint and spearmint that help flavor the world."
Spearmint smells really good.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A herb of the mint family (Mentha spicata), commonly used in herb tea, candy and to treat mild stomach ache.
grüne Minze, krause Minze
мя́та колоси́стаяmjáta kolosístaja, мя́та садо́ваяmjáta sadóvaja
- common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring
Origin
From spear (“sprout of a plant, spire”) + mint, so named due to its spiry blooms.From spear (“sprout of a plant, spire”) + mint, so named due to its spiry blooms.
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Forms
plural: spearmints| Singular | spearmint |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring:Mentha spicata
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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