mentha

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Definition of mentha

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of the mint genus Mentha, mints and similar species.
    “Very aromatic; all culinary menthas can be used for sauces, jellies, and candied leaves.”
    “In the plots where black peppermint were planted as inter-row crop, there were 4 rows of Citronella or other menthas with alternate rows of black peppermint.”

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Etymology

From the genus name, Mentha, from Latin mentha (“mint”). Doublet of mint.

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