SPEARMINT Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word spearmint. (close relations)
Definition of SPEARMINT
spear
Best Alternative Words for SPEARMINT
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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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
wintergreen | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola • creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil • spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil | ||||||||
mentha spicata | nounn | |||||||
noun • common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring |