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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Mint \Mint\ (m[i^]nt), n. [AS. minte, fr. L. mentha, Gr. mi`nqa,
     mi`nqh.] (Bot.)
     The name of several aromatic labiate plants, mostly of the
     genus Mentha, yielding odoriferous essential oils by
     distillation. See Mentha.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note:
  
     Corn mint is Mentha arvensis.
  
     Horsemint is Mentha 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 Mentha piperita.
  
     Spearmint is Mentha viridis.
  
     Water mint is Mentha aquatica.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Mint camphor. (Chem.) See Menthol.
  
     Mint julep. See Julep.
  
     Mint sauce, a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats.
        [1913 Webster]

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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  spearmint
       n : common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers
           and yielding an oil used as a flavoring [syn: Mentha
           spicata]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spearmint
     n.
     A herb of the mint family (''Mentha spicata''), commonly used in herb
  tea, candy and to treat mild stomach ache.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  spearmint
     n.
     A herb of the mint family (''Mentha spicata''), commonly used in herb
  tea, candy and to treat mild stomach ache.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  spearmint
     n.
     A herb of the mint family (''Mentha spicata''), commonly used in herb
  tea, candy and to treat mild stomach ache.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  spearmint
     n.
     A herb of the mint family (''Mentha spicata''), commonly used in herb
  tea, candy and to treat mild stomach ache.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spearmint
     Englanti n.
     viherminttu

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Spearmint /spˈiəmɪnt/
  النعناع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  spearmint //ˈspɪəˌmɪnt// //ˈspɪɹˌmɪnt// 
  градинска мента
  Mentha spicata

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  spearmint /spˈiəmɪnt/ 
   [bot] máta peprná

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spearmint /spˈiəmɪnt/
  Grüne Minze 
   see: mint
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  spearmint //ˈspɪəˌmɪnt// //ˈspɪɹˌmɪnt// 
  viherminttu
  Mentha spicata

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  spearmint /spˈiəmɪnt/ 
  1. पुदीना
        "The spearmint is used to give the additional taste to the food."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  spearmint /spˈiəmɪnt/
  metvica-zelena, zelena metvica

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  spearmint /spˈiəmɪnt/
  fodormenta

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  spearmint //ˈspɪəˌmɪnt// //ˈspɪɹˌmɪnt// 
  スペアミント
  Mentha spicata

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  spearmint /spˈiəmɪnt/
  1. bahçe nanesi, (bot.) Mentha spicata.

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 荷兰薄荷;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 荷兰薄荷

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