wild mint
Any plant of certain species of genus MenthaAny plant of certain species of genus Mentha.: Mentha arvensis
Meaning
5 sensesAny plant of certain species of genus Mentha.
(uncountable)Mentha arvensis
(uncountable)Mentha longifolia
(uncountable)Mentha pulegium
(uncountable)Any aromatic North American mint of the species Hedeoma pulegioides.
(uncountable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wild, mint.
Origin
From Middle English wyldemynt, wilde mente, equivalent to wild + mint.From Middle English wyldemynt, wilde mente, equivalent to wild + mint.
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Synonyms
6 synonymsfield mintcorn mintAmerican pennyroyalhorse mintEuropean pennyroyalAmerican false pennyroyal
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable