spear·mint (spîr m nt )n. An aromatic Eurasian plant (Mentha spicata) having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used widely as a flavoring. |
spearmint [ˈspɪəmɪnt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a purple-flowered mint plant, Mentha spicata, of S and central Europe, cultivated for its leaves, which yield an oil used for flavouring
[so called because of its long narrow leaves]
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| Noun | 1. |  spearmint - common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoringspearmint oil - an aromatic oil obtained from the spearmint plant mint - any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers |
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