| mentha | |
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| mint plants |
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Mentha
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Main Entry: Men·tha
Pronunciation: 'men-th&
Function: noun
: a widely distributed genus of aromatic herbs of the mint family (Labiatae) which havewhite or pink flowers with a nearly regular corolla and four equal stamens and some of which (as the spearmint, M. spicata; the peppermints, M. piperita and M. arvensis; and theEuropean pennyroyal, M. pulegium) are used in flavoring and cookery
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Mentha
Men"tha\, n. [L. See Mint the plant.] (Bot.) A widely distributed genus of fragrant herbs, including the peppermint, spearmint, etc. The plants have small flowers, usually arranged in dense axillary clusters.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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