Hypertext Webster Gateway: "peppermint"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

{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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Peppermint \Pep"per*mint\, n. [Pepper + mint.]
1. (Bot.) An aromatic and pungent plant of the genus {Mentha}
({M. piperita}), much used in medicine and confectionery.

2. A volatile oil (oil of peppermint) distilled from the
fresh herb; also, a well-known essence or spirit (essence
of peppermint) obtained from it.

3. A lozenge of sugar flavored with peppermint.

{Peppermint} camphor. (Chem.) Same as {Menthol}.

{Peppermint tree} (Bot.), a name given to several Australian
species of gum tree ({Eucalyptus amygdalina}, {E.
piperita}, {E. odorata}, etc.) which have hard and durable
wood, and yield an essential oil.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

peppermint
n 1: herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers
that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring [syn: {Mentha
piperita}]
2: red gum tree of Tasmania [syn: {red gum}, {peppermint gum},
{Eucalyptus amygdalina}]
3: a candy flavored with peppermint oil [syn: {peppermint candy}]

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