PEPPERMINT Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word peppermint. (close relations)
Definition of PEPPERMINT
peppermints
Best Alternative Words for PEPPERMINT
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menthol | nounn | |||||||
noun • a crystalline compound that has the cool and minty taste and odor that occurs naturally in peppermint oil; used as a flavoring and in medicine to relieve itching, pain, and nasal congestion • a lotion containing menthol which gives it the smell of mint | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
spearmint | nounn | |||||||
noun • common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring | ||||||||
peppermint oil | ||||||||
noun • oil from the peppermint plant used as flavoring | ||||||||
eucalyptus amygdalina | nounn | |||||||
noun • red gum tree of Tasmania | ||||||||
mentha piperita | nounn | |||||||
noun • herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring | ||||||||
peppermint candy | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a candy flavored with peppermint oil | ||||||||
peppermint gum | nounn | |||||||
noun • red gum tree of Tasmania | ||||||||
red gum | nounn | |||||||
noun • reddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus camaldulensis • very large red gum tree • red gum tree of Tasmania • reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture • a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap |