spearmint

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring

From spear (“sprout of a plant, spire”) + mint, so named due to its spiry blooms.

The girl at the desk was his old Spearmint friend. — Supermind, Randall Garrett
He bent down to regard a lean file of spearmint growing by the wall. — Ulysses, James Joyce
Rosy took the mouse carefully in her little hand, and tied up the broken leg with a leaf of spearmint and a blade of grass. — The Louisa Alcott Reader: a Supplementary Reader for the Fourth Year of School, Louisa May Alcott

Mentha spicata

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