MENTHA Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word mentha. (close relations)
Definition of MENTHA
Best Alternative Words for MENTHA
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mint | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers • any member of the mint family of plants • the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied • a candy that is flavored with a mint oil • a plant where money is coined by authority of the government adjective satellite • as if new verb • form by stamping, punching, or printing | ||||||||
pennyroyal | nounn | |||||||
noun • Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil • erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine | ||||||||
peppermint | nounn | |||||||
noun • herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring • red gum tree of Tasmania • a candy flavored with peppermint oil | ||||||||
spearmint | nounn | |||||||
noun • common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring | ||||||||
genus mentha | nounn | |||||||
noun • mint plants |