peppermint

[pep-er-mint, -muhnt]

pep·per·mint

[pep-er-mint, -muhnt]
noun
1.
an herb, Mentha piperita, of the mint family, cultivated for its aromatic, pungent oil.
2.
Also called peppermint oil. this oil, or a preparation made from it.
3.
a lozenge or confection flavored with peppermint.

Origin:
1690–1700; pepper + mint1
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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peppermint (ˈpɛpəˌmɪnt)
 
n
1.  a temperate mint plant, Mentha piperita, with purple or white flowers: cultivated for its downy leaves, which yield a pungent oil
2.  the oil from this plant, which is used as a flavouring
3.  a sweet flavoured with peppermint

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