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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Note:
{Corn mint} is {Mentha arvensis}.
{Horsemint} is {M. 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 {M. piperita}.
{Spearmint} is {M. viridis}.
{Water mint} is {M. aquatica}.
{Mint camphor}. (Chem.) See {Menthol}.
{Mint julep}. See {Julep}.
{Mint sauce}, a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats.
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}.
资料来源 : WordNet®
spearmint
n : common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers
and yielding an oil used as a flavoring [syn: {Mentha
spicata}]