spearmint

 [speer-mint]  

spear·mint

   [speer-mint]
noun
an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
Origin:
1530–40; spear1 + mint1
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spearmint (ˈspɪəmɪnt)
 
—n
a purple-flowered mint plant, Mentha spicata, of S and central Europe, cultivated for its leaves, which yield an oil used for flavouring
 
[C16: so called because of its long narrow leaves]

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