Spearmint

Spear′mintˊ

,

Noun.

[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

, and

.

,

Noun.

[spear and mint.] A plant of the genus Mentha; a species of mint.

spearmint ‎(plural spearmints)

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

Mentha spicata

Chinese:
Mandarin: 荷蘭薄荷, 荷兰薄荷 ‎(Hélán bòhe) (Dutch mint), 留蘭香 (zh), 留兰香 (zh) ‎(liúlánxiāng)
Czech: máta klasnatá f
Faroese: aksmynta f
Finnish: viherminttu (fi)
French: menthe verte (fr) f
German: grüne Minze f
Greek: δυόσμος (el) m ‎(dyósmos)
Hungarian: fodormenta (hu)

Italian: menta romana f, mentastro verde m, menta crispa f
Japanese: スペアミント ‎(supeaminto)
Norman: menthe dé gardîn f
Manx: mynthey gharagh f
Polish: mięta zielona f
Portuguese: hortelã verde f
Russian: мя́та колоси́стая f ‎(mjáta kolosístaja), мя́та садо́вая f ‎(mjáta sadóvaja)
Spanish: hierbabuena (es) f