bergamot

en-noun

bergamot (countable and uncountable, plural bergamots)

From French bergamote, from Italian bergamotta, from Ottoman Turkish بك آرمودی (beg armudu, literally “a lord's pear”), denoting a fattish kind of pear. The European word developed the sense of a fruit of a certain citrus cultivar in the late 17th century.

der

/ˈbɜːɡəˌmɒt/

Either of two plants of the mint family noted for their bergamot-like scent:

Mentha × piperita, nothosubspecies citrata, more commonly known as bergamot mint


mint

en-noun

mint (countable and uncountable, plural mints)

From Middle English mynte, from Old English minte (“mint plant”), from Proto-West Germanic *mintā (“mint”), from Latin menta, probably from a lost Mediterranean language either through Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē), μίνθα (míntha) or directly. Akin to Old Norse minta (“mint”). Doublet of mentha.

Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.


mint tea

mint tea (countable and uncountable, plural mint teas)

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An herb tea made by steeping leaves of plants of the mint family in hot water.


pennyroyal

pennyroyals (plural)
penny royal (alternative)

/pɛ̝nɪˈɹɔɪ̯əl/

Apparently an alteration (after penny) of Anglo-Norman puliol royal, from Latin pūlegium.

Dioscorides says that Pennyroyal makes thin, tough phlegm, warms the coldness of any part whereto it is applied, and digests raw or corrupt matter.

1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 216:

Mentha pulegium
Mentha pulegium#Translingual

Mentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellent.


peppermint

peppermint (countable and uncountable, plural peppermints)

→ French: paparmane

→ Gujarati: પિપરમીટ (piparmīṭ)

→ Japanese: ペパーミント (pepāminto)

→ Korean: 페퍼민트 (pepeominteu)

A hybrid herb of the mint family (Mentha × piperita), formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections.


menthol

menthol (countable and uncountable, plural menthols)

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(organic chemistry) A cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes.


spearmint

spearmint (countable and uncountable, plural spearmints)

From spear (“sprout of a plant, spire”) + mint, so named due to its spiry blooms.

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Mentha spicata
Mentha spicata#Translingual

A herb of the mint family (Mentha spicata), commonly used in herb tea, candy and to treat mild stomach ache.


pudina

podeena (alternative)
podina (alternative)
pudeena (alternative)

A form of mint, Mentha arvensis, found in parts of India and Pakistan and used in tea and cooking.


water mint

en-noun

water mint (countable and uncountable, plural water mints)

Mentha aquatica
Mentha aquatica#Translingual

A herb of species Mentha aquatica, in the mint family.


menthaceous

en-adj

menthaceous (comparative more menthaceous, superlative most menthaceous)

more menthaceous (comparative)
most menthaceous (superlative)

(botany) mint-like (of genus Mentha, tribe Mentheae, or the obsolete family Menthaceae).


apple mint

en-noun

apple mint (countable and uncountable, plural apple mints)

Any herb with aroma or taste reminiscent of apple and mint, used for flavoring, herbal teas, and jellies.

Hybrid mints involving M. suaveolens as a parent

Mentha × rotundifolia (M. longifolia × M. suaveolens)

Mentha × villosa (M. spicata × M. suaveolens)


mint chocolate chip

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mint, chocolate chip.


horsemint

horsemint (countable and uncountable, plural horsemints)

horsemints (plural)
horse mint (alternative)

From Middle English horsmynte, from Old English horsminte, equivalent to horse + mint.

(UK) Wild mint (Mentha sylvestris, now Mentha longifolia).


mentha

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

Very aromatic; all culinary menthas can be used for sauces, jellies, and candied leaves.

1974, Daniel J. Foley, Herbs for Use and for Delight: An Anthology from The Herbarist, page 89:

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.

1976, Agriculture and Agro-industries Journal, volume 9, page 19:

(botany) Any of the mint genus Mentha, mints and similar species.


orange mint

A mint that smells of oranges, now specifically the Eau de Cologne mint, Mentha × piperita var. citrata.


pudding grass

Mentha pulegium, the European pennyroyal.


pudhina

Once we made Pudhina Chutney and left it on the grinding stone as we forgot to bring to ^([sic]) the dining table. Next morning we found a rodent quite dead near that stone. It is still a mystery if our Pudhina Chutney was the cause.

2003, Raj Dore, Tandoori Texan Tales, page 218:

In Hotel Vinayaka Muruga, one can order a dosa with none, any, some or all of coconut chutney, pudhina chutney, onion chutney, chilli sauce or red chilli powder. How many possible orders of a dosa are possible?

2009, T. Sengadir, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, page 165:


brotherwort

From Middle English brotherwort, from Old English brōþorwyrt; equivalent to brother + wort.


hart's pennyroyal

An annual mint native to the western Mediterranean and the Azores, Mentha cervina, having a similar scent and other properties to pennyroyal.


Corsican mint

Corsican mint (usually uncountable, plural Corsican mints)

A low-growing, moss-like species of mint with a pennyroyal fragrance, Mentha requienii, native to Italy, Corsica and Sardinia, and which is grown as an ornamental ground cover and traditionally used in crème de menthe.


pineapple mint

A variegated cultivar of apple-scented mint, Mentha suaveolens.


field mint

From Middle English *feld-minte, from Old English feldminte, equivalent to field + mint.


wild mint

From Middle English wyldemynt, wilde mente, equivalent to wild + mint.

(botany) Any plant of certain species of genus Mentha.

Any aromatic North American mint of the species Hedeoma pulegioides.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wild, mint.


mint chocolate

mint chocolate (countable and uncountable, plural mint chocolates)

Sweet food made by mixing chocolate with spearmint or peppermint.


apple-scented mint

A herb of species Mentha suaveolens with aroma or taste reminiscent of apple and mint.