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peppermint
pep·per·mint P0178600 (pĕp′ər-mĭnt′)n.1. A hybrid perennial plant (Mentha ×piperita) in the mint family, having small purple or white flowers and downy leaves that yield a pungent oil used as a flavoring and in some medicinal preparations.2. A candy or lozenge flavored with oil from this plant.peppermint (ˈpɛpəˌmɪnt) n1. (Plants) a temperate mint plant, Mentha piperita, with purple or white flowers: cultivated for its downy leaves, which yield a pungent oil2. (Cookery) the oil from this plant, which is used as a flavouring3. (Cookery) a sweet flavoured with peppermintpep•per•mint (ˈpɛp ərˌmɪnt, -mənt)
n. 1. an aromatic herb, Mentha piperita, of the mint family, having lance-shaped leaves and spikes of purplish flowers. 2. the pungent oil of this plant, used as a flavoring. 3. a lozenge or confection flavored with peppermint. [1690–1700] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  peppermint - herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoringMentha piperitapeppermint oil - oil from the peppermint plant used as flavoringmint - any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers | | 2. | peppermint - red gum tree of TasmaniaEucalyptus amygdalina, peppermint gum, red gumeucalypt, eucalyptus tree, eucalyptus - a tree of the genus Eucalyptus | | 3. |  peppermint - a candy flavored with peppermint oilpeppermint candymint candy, mint - a candy that is flavored with a mint oilpeppermint oil - oil from the peppermint plant used as flavoring |
Translationspepper (ˈpepə) noun1. the dried, powdered berries of a certain plant, used for seasoning food. white/black pepper; This soup has too much pepper in it. 胡椒粉 胡椒粉2. the plant bearing these berries. a pepper plant. 胡椒 胡椒3. any of several red, yellow, or green, hollow seed-containing fruits used as food. red peppers stuffed with rice. 辣椒 辣椒4. any of the plants which bear these. 辣椒植物 辣椒植物 verb1. to put pepper in or on (some food). You don't have to pepper the soup. 加胡椒粉 加胡椒粉2. (with with) to throw, fire etc many, usually small, objects at (someone). He peppered them with bullets. 投擲 投掷ˈpeppery adjective1. (of food) containing a lot of pepper. The soup is too peppery. 辣的 辣的2. easily made angry. a peppery old man. 易怒的 易怒的ˈpeppercorn noun the berry of the pepper plant. 胡椒 胡椒子ˈpepper-mill noun a small container in which peppercorns are ground into a powder. 胡椒碾磨器 磨胡椒子的小罐ˈpeppermint noun1. a flavouring taken from a type of plant and used in sweets etc. 薄荷 薄荷2. (sometimes abbreviated to mint) a sweet flavoured with peppermint. The little boy had a bag of peppermints. 薄荷油 薄荷油
peppermint
peppermint: see mintmint,
in botany, common name for members of the Labiatae, a large family of chiefly annual or perennial herbs. Several species are shrubby or climbing forms or, rarely, small trees.
..... Click the link for more information. .  peppermint peppermintNo poisonous lookalikes. Use leaves at any stage. Related to spearmint, which is also edible. Pale violet flowers with purple stem (Spearmint has green stem) Peppermint leaf- relieves gas, indigestion, heartburn, acid reflux, stomach pain, ulcers, intestinal cramps, colic, nausea, irritable bowel syndrome and just about every digestive complaint known. The oil in the leaves soothe the bowel muscles and calm the entire digestive tract. Relieves intestinal gas almost instantly. A relaxing anti-spasmotic that calms nerves, tension, sleep problems, herpes. Relaxes gallbladder and bile duct spasms, so be careful if you have stones or obstructions. Freshens breath, covering up garlic breath etc. Very powerful volatile oil that kills bad microorganisms- good for athlete’s foot, fungus, cancer etc.peppermint[′pep·ər‚mint] (botany) Any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Mentha in the family Labiatae, especially M. piperita. peppermint a temperate mint plant, Mentha piperita, with purple or white flowers: cultivated for its downy leaves, which yield a pungent oil peppermint
pep·per·mint (pep'ĕr-mint), Dried leaves and flowering tops of Mentha piperita (family Labiatae); a carminative and antiemetic.peppermint (pĕp′ər-mĭnt′)n.1. A hybrid perennial plant (Mentha ×piperita) in the mint family, having small purple or white flowers and downy leaves that yield a pungent oil used as a flavoring and in some medicinal preparations.2. A candy or lozenge flavored with oil from this plant.A perennial herb that contains azulene, betaine, carotenoids, choline, flavonoids, menthol, rosmarinic acid, tannins, and volatile oil containing bisabolene, cineole, limonene, menthol, menthone, pulegol, etc; peppermint leaves and stalks are analgesic, antibacterial, antiparasitic, antispasmodic, carminative, diaphoretic, stimulating, a nerve tonic, and sedative
Chinese medicine Peppermint is used in Chinese herbal medicine as an infusion for cough, flatulence, headaches, laryngitis, indigestion, menstrual disorders, sinusitis
Herbal medicine Uses Internally for colic, flatulence, inflammation, and increased bile flow, inhaled as an expectorant, for respiratory tract infections, and topically as a local anaesthetic
Toxicity Pure peppermint should not be ingested, as it causes arrhythmias; peppermint tea should be ingested with caution in young children and pregnancy, and never in women with a history of miscarriagepep·per·mint (pep'ĕr-mint) Dried leaves and flowering tops of Mentha piperita; carminative and antiemetic. LegalSeeMintFinancialSeemintpeppermint
Related to peppermint: peppermint candySynonyms for peppermintnoun herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoringSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun red gum tree of TasmaniaSynonyms- Eucalyptus amygdalina
- peppermint gum
- red gum
Related Words- eucalypt
- eucalyptus tree
- eucalyptus
noun a candy flavored with peppermint oilSynonymsRelated Words- mint candy
- mint
- peppermint oil
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