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English Dictionary: spearmint by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spearmint
n
  1. common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring
    Synonym(s): spearmint, Mentha spicata
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      Note:
  
      {Corn mint} is {Mentha arvensis}.
  
      {Horsemint} is {M. 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 {M. piperita}.
  
      {Spearmint} is {M. viridis}.
  
      {Water mint} is {M. aquatica}.
  
      {Mint camphor}. (Chem.) See {Menthol}.
  
      {Mint julep}. See {Julep}.
  
      {Mint sauce}, a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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}.
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