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World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

spearmint Common name of Mentha spicata, a hardy perennial herb of the mint family (Lamiaceae/Labiatae). Its leaves are used for flavouring, especially in sweets. Oil distilled from spearmint is used as a medicine. The plant has pink or lilac flowers that grow in spikes.

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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

spear·mint / ˈspirˌmint/ • n. the common garden mint (Mentha spicata), used as a culinary herb and to flavor candy, chewing gum, etc.

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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

spearmint see mint .

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A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition | 2005 | | Copyright

spearmint See mint.

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DAVID A. BENDER. "spearmint." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

spearmint •acquaint, ain't, attaint, complaint, constraint, distraint, faint, feint, paint, plaint, quaint, restraint, saint, taint •spray-paint • greasepaint • warpaint •asquint, bint, clint, dint, flint, glint, hint, imprint, lint, mint, misprint, print, quint, skint, splint, sprint, squint, stint, tint •Septuagint • skinflint • catmint •varmint • spearmint • calamint •peppermint • enprint • screen print •offprint • blueprint • newsprint •footprint • thumbprint • fingerprint •monotint • mezzotint • aquatint •pint • Geraint •Comte, conte, font, fount, pont, quant, Vermont, want •Delfont • vicomte • Frémont •piedmont • Beaumont • Hellespont •passant • poste restante •avaunt, daunt, flaunt, gaunt, haunt, jaunt, taunt, vaunt

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