SPEARMINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spearmint mean? 

• SPEARMINT (noun)
  The noun SPEARMINT has 1 sense:

1. common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring

  Familiarity information: SPEARMINT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPEARMINT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Mentha spicata; spearmint

Hypernyms ("spearmint" is a kind of...):

mint (any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers)

Meronyms (substance of "spearmint"):

spearmint oil (an aromatic oil obtained from the spearmint plant)

 Context examples 

The molecules included some responsible for scents such as orange and spearmint.

(Humans Can Identify More Than 1 Trillion Smells, NIH, US)

A herbal-based mouthrinse containing aloe, anise, ascorbic acid, clove, peppermint, spearmint and thyme, with potential anti-mucositic activity.

(Aloe/Anise/Ascorbic Acid/Clove/Peppermint/Spearmint/Thyme-based Mouthwash, NCI Thesaurus)

When aloe/anise/ascorbic acid/clove/peppermint/spearmint/thyme-based mouthwash is used as a rinse, the ingredients in this agent may prevent or decrease inflammation and bacterial infections.This may prevent or inhibit radiotherapy- or chemotherapy-induced mucositis and decreases the pain associated with mucositis.

(Aloe/Anise/Ascorbic Acid/Clove/Peppermint/Spearmint/Thyme-based Mouthwash, NCI Thesaurus)