'Spearmint' definitions:
Definition of 'spearmint'
From: WordNet
noun
Common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring [syn: spearmint, Mentha spicata]
Definition of 'Spearmint'
From: GCIDE
- Mint \Mint\ (m[i^]nt), n. [AS. minte, fr. L. mentha, Gr. mi`nqa, mi`nqh.] (Bot.) The name of several aromatic labiate plants, mostly of the genus Mentha, yielding odoriferous essential oils by distillation. See Mentha. [1913 Webster]
- Note:
- Corn mint is Mentha arvensis.
- Horsemint is Mentha sylvestris, and in the United States Monarda punctata, which differs from the true mints in several respects.
- Mountain mint is any species of the related genus Pycnanthemum, common in North America.
- Peppermint is Mentha piperita.
- Spearmint is Mentha viridis.
- Water mint is Mentha aquatica. [1913 Webster]
- Mint camphor. (Chem.) See Menthol.
- Mint julep. See Julep.
- Mint sauce, a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Spearmint'
From: GCIDE
- Spearmint \Spear"mint`\, n. [So named from its spiry, not capitate, inflorescence. --Dr. Prior.] (Bot.) A species of mint (Mentha viridis) growing in moist soil. It vields an aromatic oil. See Mint, and Mentha. [1913 Webster]