spearmint
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spear·mint
(spîr′mĭnt′)n.
An aromatic Eurasian plant (Mentha spicata) in the mint family, having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used widely as a flavoring.
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spearmint
(ˈspɪəmɪnt)n
(Plants) a purple-flowered mint plant, Mentha spicata, of S and central Europe, cultivated for its leaves, which yield an oil used for flavouring
[C16: so called because of its long narrow leaves]
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spear•mint
(ˈspɪərˌmɪnt)n.
an aromatic herb, Menthaspicata, of the mint family, with lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
[1530–40]
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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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