Definition of Mentha. Meaning of Mentha. Synonyms of Mentha

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Definition of Mentha

Mentha
Mentha Men"tha, n. [L. See Mint the plant.] (Bot.) A widely distributed genus of fragrant herbs, including the peppermint, spearmint, etc. The plants have small flowers, usually arranged in dense axillary clusters.
Mentha
Menthol Men"thol, n. [Mentha + -ol.] (Chem.) A white, crystalline, aromatic substance resembling camphor, extracted from oil of peppermint (Mentha); -- called also mint camphor or peppermint camphor.

Meaning of Mentha from wikipedia

- Guss. (syn. Mentha × amblardii, Mentha × lamiifolia, Mentha × langii, Mentha × mauponii, Mentha × maximilianea, Mentha × rodriguezii, Mentha × weissenburgensis)...
- Peppermint (Mentha × piperita) is a hybrid species of mint, a cross between watermint and spearmint. Indigenous to Europe and the Middle East, the plant...
- Spearmint (Mentha ****ata), also known as garden mint, common mint, lamb mint and mackerel mint, is native to Europe and southern temperate Asia, extending...
- Mentha ****gium, commonly (European) pennyroyal, or pennyrile, also called mosquito plant and pudding gr****, is a species of flowering plant in the mint...
- Mentha arvensis, the corn mint, field mint, or wild mint, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae. It has a cir****boreal distribution...
- Mentha aquatica (water mint; syn. Mentha hirsuta Huds.) is a perennial flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It grows in moist places and is native...
- Mentha suaveolens, the apple mint, pineapple mint, woolly mint or round-leafed mint (synonyms M. rotundifolia, Mentha macrostachya, Mentha insularis),...
- Mentha longifolia, also known as horse mint, brookmint, fillymint or St. John's horsemint, is a species of plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native...
- Mentha uliginosa Salisb., a taxonomic synonym for horse mint (Mentha longifolia) Mentha uliginosa Strail, a taxonomic synonym for corn mint (Mentha arvensis)...
- Mentha canadensis is a species of mint native to North America (from the Northwest Territories to central Mexico) and the eastern part of Asia (from Siberia...