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Webster 1913 Edition

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

.

Webster 1828 Edition

Spearmint

SPE'ARMINT

,

Noun.

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