n. 留兰香, 绿薄荷

[化] 薄荷

[医] 留兰香, 绿薄荷

[ noun ]
common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring
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Spearmint \Spear"mint`\, n. [So named from its spiry, not
capitate, inflorescence. --Dr. Prior.] (Bot.)
A species of mint ({Mentha viridis}) growing in moist soil.
It vields an aromatic oil. See {Mint}, and {Mentha}.


Mint \Mint\ (m[i^]nt), n. [AS. minte, fr. L. mentha, Gr. mi`nqa,
mi`nqh.] (Bot.)
The name of several aromatic labiate plants, mostly of the
genus {Mentha}, yielding odoriferous essential oils by
distillation. See {Mentha}.

Note:

{Corn mint} is {Mentha arvensis}.

{Horsemint} is {Mentha sylvestris}, and in the United States
{Monarda punctata}, which differs from the true mints in
several respects.

{Mountain mint} is any species of the related genus
{Pycnanthemum}, common in North America.

{Peppermint} is {Mentha piperita}.

{Spearmint} is {Mentha viridis}.

{Water mint} is {Mentha aquatica}.

{Mint camphor}. (Chem.) See {Menthol}.

{Mint julep}. See {Julep}.

{Mint sauce}, a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats.