mint
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: mĭnt
ipa: /mɪnt/
homophone: meant (pin–pen merger)
rhymes: -ɪnt
Forms: form: mints
Etymology: From Middle English mynte, from Old English minte (“mint plant”), from Proto-West Germanic *mintā (“mint”), from Latin menta, probably from a lost Mediterranean language either through Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē), μίνθα (míntha) or directly. Akin to Old Norse minta (“mint”). Doublet of mentha.
Senses: synonyms: mentha
glosses: Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.
glosses: The flavoring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.
glosses: A green color, like that of mint.
glosses: A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.
Hyponyms: taxonomic: Plectranthus mint
word: coleus
Derived terms: sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: apple mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: apple-scented mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: bergamot mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: brandy mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: breast mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: breath mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: brook mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: brown mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: buttermint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: catmint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: chocolate mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: corn mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: Corsican mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: crisped mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: crisp mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: curled mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: double bubble mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: Eau de Cologne mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: energy mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: field mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: fish mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: freshmint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: garden mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: gingermint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: grapefruit mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: horsemint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: hot mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: Kendal mint cake
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: Korean mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: lemon mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: licorice mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mackerel mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: Maori mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mintbush
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mint cake
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mint chip
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mint choco
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mint chocolate
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mint chocolate chip
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mint cream
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mint drop
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mint geranium
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mint green
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mint imperial
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mint jelly
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mint julep
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mint julip
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mintless
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mintlike
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mint moth
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mint 'n chip
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mint 'n' chip
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mint sauce
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mint sling
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mint stick
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mint tea
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mint vinegar
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mint water
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: minty
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: mountain mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: New Zealand mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: orange mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: peppermint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: pineapple mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: scotch mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: spearmint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: squaw mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: stone mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: urinal mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: wafer-thin mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: water mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
word: wild mint
sense: Terms derived from the noun mint (Etymology 2)
english: Blephilia
translation: Blephilia
word: wood mint
Related terms: calamint
menthol