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apple mint

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Noun1.apple mint - mint with apple-scented stems of southern and western Europeapple mint - mint with apple-scented stems of southern and western Europe; naturalized in United States
applemint, Mentha rotundifolia, Mentha suaveolens
mint - any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers
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Writing about their findings in the journal Oecologia, the researchers said that aromatic plants, including lavender (Lavandula stoechas), apple mint (Mentha suaveolens), the curry plant (Helichrysum itlaicum) and Achillea ligustica, significantly changed the composition of bacterial communities living on blue tit nestlings.
Blue tits use 'aromatherapy' to disinfect nests by Asian News International
Mentha suaveolens, the apple mint, is often used as a substitute for the common garden mint and is said to have a superior flavour, but, having hairy leaves, is not normally used as a garnish on salads and deserts.
GARDENING: A cure for everything but a bank balance? by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Apple mint is very good with pork and ginger mint can be used in a dressing for a rice salad to accompany grilled meats.
Ask Nigel by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
 
 
 
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