Found 2 items, similar to Spearmint.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: spearmint spearmint n : common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring [syn: Mentha spicata ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Spearmint Spearmint \Spear"mint`\, n. [So named from its spiry, not capitate, inflorescence. --Dr. Prior.] (Bot.) A species of mint (Mentha viridis) growing in moist soil. It vields an aromatic oil. See Mint, and Mentha. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Mint camphor. (Chem.) See Menthol. Mint julep. See Julep. Mint sauce, a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats. [1913 Webster]