资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Water mint \Wa"ter mint`\
   A kind of mint ({Mentha aquatica}) growing in wet places, and
   sometimes having a perfume resembling bergamot.



   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.

资料来源 : WordNet®

water mint
     n : a European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume
         like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern
         North America [syn: {water-mint}, {Mentha aquatica}]