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 Mint n.  Bot. The name of several aromatic labiate plants, mostly of the genus Mentha, yielding odoriferous essential oils by distillation. See Mentha.
 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.
 Mint camphor. Chem. See Menthol.
 Mint julep. See Julep.
 Mint sauce, a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats.

 Horse·mint n. Bot. (a) A coarse American plant of the Mint family (Monarda punctata). (b) In England, the wild mint (Mentha sylvestris).
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 Monarda punctata
      n : tall erect perennial or annual having lanceolate leaves and
          heads of purple-spotted creamy flowers; many subspecies
          grown from eastern to southwestern United States and in
          Mexico [syn: horsemint]