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Monarda punctata
(gcide) | Horsemint \Horse"mint`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) A coarse American plant of the Mint family ({Monarda
punctata}).
(b) In England, the wild mint (Mentha sylvestris).
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Monarda punctata
(gcide) | Mint \Mint\ (m[i^]nt), n. [AS. minte, fr. L. mentha, Gr. mi`nqa,
mi`nqh.] (Bot.)
The name of several aromatic labiate plants, mostly of the
genus Mentha, yielding odoriferous essential oils by
distillation. See Mentha.
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Note:
Corn mint is Mentha arvensis.
Horsemint is Mentha sylvestris, and in the United States
Monarda punctata, which differs from the true mints in
several respects.
Mountain mint is any species of the related genus
Pycnanthemum, common in North America.
Peppermint is Mentha piperita.
Spearmint is Mentha viridis.
Water mint is Mentha aquatica.
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Mint camphor. (Chem.) See Menthol.
Mint julep. See Julep.
Mint sauce, a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats.
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monarda punctata
(wn) | Monarda punctata
n 1: tall erect perennial or annual having lanceolate leaves and
heads of purple-spotted creamy flowers; many subspecies
grown from eastern to southwestern United States and in
Mexico [syn: horsemint, Monarda punctata] |
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monarda punctata
(wn) | Monarda punctata
n 1: tall erect perennial or annual having lanceolate leaves and
heads of purple-spotted creamy flowers; many subspecies
grown from eastern to southwestern United States and in
Mexico [syn: horsemint, Monarda punctata] |
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