Found 2 items, similar to water mint.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: water mint water mint n : a European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern North America [syn: water-mint, Mentha aquatica]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Water mint 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] Water mint \Wa"ter mint`\ A kind of mint (Mentha aquatica) growing in wet places, and sometimes having a perfume resembling bergamot. [1913 Webster]