The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
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.
Mint camphor. (Chem.) See Menthol.
Mint julep. See Julep.
Mint sauce, a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats.
Water mint \Wa"ter mint`\ A kind of mint ( Mentha aquatica) growing in wet places, and sometimes having a perfume resembling bergamot.
Wiktionary
n. A herb in mint family, (taxlink Mentha aquatica species noshow=1).
WordNet
n. a European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern North America [syn: water-mint, Mentha aquatica]
Usage examples of "water mint".
Mentha aquatica, the Wild Mint, Water Mint or Marsh Mint in its many variations (of which M.
Bacon recommends it to be set in alleys together with wild thyme and water mint, 'to perfume the air most delightfully, being trodden on and crushed.