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mint family — noun a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four lobed ovaries yielding four one seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary • Syn: ↑Labiatae, ↑family Labiatae, ↑Lamiaceae,… … Useful english dictionary
Mint — may refer to: Plants Lamiaceae, the mint family Mentha, a genus of strongly scented herbs Peppermint (Mentha × piperita) Mentha spicata, spearmint Salvia dorrii, mint sage Hyptis crenata, Brazilian mint Cuisine Mint (candy), candy flavored with… … Wikipedia
mint — mint1 [mint] n. [ME mynt < OE mynet, coin, akin to OHG munizza < Gmc * munita < L moneta, place for coining money < Moneta, epithet of JUNO, in whose temple at Rome money was coined] 1. a) a place where money is coined by authority of … English World dictionary
mint — mint1 /mint/, n. 1. any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint. Cf. mint family. 2. a soft or hard confection, often shaped like a wafer, that is usually flavored with … Universalium
mint´er — mint1 «mihnt», noun. 1. a sweet smelling herb often used for flavoring. Peppermint and spearmint are well known kinds of mint. The mints comprise a genus of the mint family. 2. any other plant of the mint family. 3. a piece of candy, usually… … Useful english dictionary
mint — I. noun Etymology: Middle English minte, from Old English, from Latin mentha, menta; akin to Greek minthē mint Date: before 12th century 1. any of a family (Labiatae, the mint family) of aromatic plants with a square stem and a 4 lobed ovary… … New Collegiate Dictionary
mint — SYN: Mentha. [G. mintha] * * * Myocardial Infarction with Novastan and Tissue Plasminogen Activator Study * * * mint mint n any of a family (Labiatae, the mint family) of aromatic plants with a square stem and a four lobed ovary which produces… … Medical dictionary
family Labiatae — noun a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four lobed ovaries yielding four one seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary • Syn: ↑Labiatae, ↑Lamiaceae, ↑family Lamiaceae,… … Useful english dictionary
family Lamiaceae — noun a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four lobed ovaries yielding four one seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary • Syn: ↑Labiatae, ↑family Labiatae, ↑Lamiaceae, ↑mint … Useful english dictionary
mint tea — noun An herb tea made by steeping leaves of plants of the mint family in hot water … Wiktionary
