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menthaceous

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men⋅tha⋅ceous

  [men-they-shuhs]
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–adjective
belonging to the Menthaceae, a former name for the plant family Labiatae.
Compare mint family.

Origin:
< NL Menthace(ae) (Menth(a) the type genus (L: mint 1 ) + -aceae -aceae ) + ous
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