mint (mentha l.)

  • 111bergamot mint — noun 1. perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads • Syn: ↑bee balm, ↑beebalm, ↑oswego tea, ↑Monarda didyma • Hypernyms: ↑monarda, ↑wild bergamot 2. mint …

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  • 112apple mint — noun mint with apple scented stems of southern and western Europe; naturalized in United States • Syn: ↑applemint, ↑Mentha rotundifolia, ↑Mentha suaveolens • Hypernyms: ↑mint * * * noun : a European mint (M …

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  • 113corn mint — noun European mint naturalized in United States • Syn: ↑field mint, ↑Mentha arvensis • Hypernyms: ↑mint * * * noun : a European mint (Mentha arvensis) naturalized in No. America with a pubescent stem and flowers in subglobose axillary clusters… …

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  • 114water mint — noun a European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern North America • Syn: ↑water mint, ↑Mentha aquatica • Hypernyms: ↑mint * * * noun : any of several mints that thrive in wet… …

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  • 115field mint — noun European mint naturalized in United States • Syn: ↑corn mint, ↑Mentha arvensis • Hypernyms: ↑mint * * * noun 1. : catnip 2 …

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  • 116lemon mint — noun 1. mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange • Syn: ↑bergamot mint, ↑eau de cologne mint, ↑Mentha citrata • Hypernyms: ↑mint 2. an annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico • Syn …

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  • 117List of mint diseases — This article is a list of diseases of mint (Mentha piperita, M. cardiaca, M. spicata and M. arvensis). Contents 1 Fungal diseases 2 Nematodes, parasitic 3 Viral diseases 4 …

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  • 118eau de cologne mint — noun mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange • Syn: ↑bergamot mint, ↑lemon mint, ↑Mentha citrata • Hypernyms: ↑mint …

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  • 119Water mint — Wa ter mint A kind of mint ({Mentha aquatica}) growing in wet places, and sometimes having a perfume resembling bergamot. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 120water-mint — noun a European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern North America • Syn: ↑water mint, ↑Mentha aquatica • Hypernyms: ↑mint …

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