| NOUN | plant | Mentha piperita, peppermint | herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring |
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| Meaning | herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring. | |
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| Synonym | peppermint | |
| Broader | mint | Any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers |
| Substances | peppermint oil | oil from the peppermint plant used as flavoring |
| Spanish | hierbabuena, menta | |
| Catalan | menta, Mentha piperita | |
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