water mint

water mint
    n 1: 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}, {water mint}, {Mentha
         aquatica}]
    

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}.
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   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}.
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   {Mint camphor}. (Chem.) See {Menthol}.

   {Mint julep}. See {Julep}.

   {Mint sauce}, a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats.
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Water mint \Wa"ter mint`\
   A kind of mint ({Mentha aquatica}) growing in wet places, and
   sometimes having a perfume resembling bergamot.
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