Mentha piperita
Synonyms:
Pudina
Categories: Ayurvedic Medicine, Essential Oil, Homeopathic Medicine, Medicinal Plant, Native American Medicine, Oil, Powder, Tea, Tincture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Unani Medicine
Peppermint (Wiktionary)
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɛpəˌmɪnt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɛpɚˌmɪnt/
Noun
peppermint (countable and uncountable, plural peppermints)
- 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.
- (countable) A confection containing extract of peppermint.
Derived terms
- peppermint oil
- peppermint stick