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Definition of Peppermint

1. Noun. Herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring.

2. Noun. Red gum tree of Tasmania.

3. Noun. A candy flavored with peppermint oil.

Definition of Peppermint

1. n. An aromatic and pungent plant of the genus Mentha (M. piperita), much used in medicine and confectionery.

Definition of Peppermint

1. Noun. A hybrid herb of the mint family formed by crossing watermint and spearmint. It has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor. Used in cooking, especially in herb teas and confections. ¹

2. Noun. A confection containing extract of peppermint. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Peppermint

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Medical Definition of Peppermint

1. 1. An aromatic and pungent plant of the genus Mentha (M. Piperita), much used in medicine and confectionery. 2. A volatile oil (oil of peppermint) distilled from the fresh herb; also, a well-known essence or spirit (essence of peppermint) obtained from it. 3. A lozenge of sugar flavored with peppermint. Peppermint camphor. Same as Menthol. Peppermint tree, a name given to several Australian species of gum tree (Eucalyptus amygdalina, E. Piperita, E. Odorata, etc) which have hard and durable wood, and yield an essential oil. Origin: Pepper + mint. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Peppermint

pepperer pepperers pepperidge pepperidges pepperier pepperiest pepperiness pepperinesses peppering pepperless

pepperlike peppermill peppermills peppermint (current term) peppermint camphor peppermint candy peppermint gum peppermint oil peppermint patty peppermint shrimp

peppermint stick peppermintlike peppermints pepperminty pepperoni pepperoni pizza pepperonis pepperpot

Literary usage of Peppermint

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales by Royal Society of New South Wales (1900)
"The following quotation is from page '2'21 of " White's Voyage to New South Wales," published 1790 :—" The name of peppermint Tree has been given to this ..."

2. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1860)
"rated with 2 pts. of oil of vitriol, it forms a semi-fluid mass of fine blood- red colour, from which nearly all the peppermint-camphor separates agiin on ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Wben oil of peppermint is cooled to 4° C. it sometimes deposits colourless ... Oil of peppermint is often adulterated with a third part of rectified spirit, ..."

4. Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Modes of by Alfred Henry Allen (1917)
"373, for French peppermint oil are too narrow; the oil may have an optical rotation up to —35°, and an ester value equivalent to 27% of menthyl acetate. ..."

5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"When oil of peppermint is cooled to 4° C. it sometimes deposits colourless ... Oil of peppermint is often adulterated with a third part of rectified spirit, ..."

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