spearmint

English

Etymology

So named from its spiry, not capitate, inflorescence.

spear +‎ mint

Noun

spearmint (plural spearmints)

Mentha spicata, A herb of the mint family, commonly used in herb tea, candy and to treat mild stomach ache.

Translations

Mentha spicata

Arabic: نَعْنَاع مُدَبَّب‎‎ m (naʻnāʻ mudabbab)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 荷蘭薄荷, 荷兰薄荷 (Hélán bòhe) (Dutch mint), 留蘭香 (zh), 留兰香 (zh) (liúlánxiāng)
Czech: máta klasnatá f
Faroese: aksmynta f
Finnish: viherminttu (fi)
French: menthe verte (fr) f
German: grüne Minze f
Greek: δυόσμος (el) m (dyósmos)
Hungarian: fodormenta (hu)

Irish: cartlainn gharraí f
Italian: menta romana f, mentastro verde m, menta crispa f
Japanese: スペアミント (supeaminto)
Manx: mynthey gharagh f
Norman: menthe dé gardîn f
Polish: mięta zielona f
Portuguese: hortelã verde f
Russian: мя́та колоси́стая f (mjáta kolosístaja), мя́та садо́вая f (mjáta sadóvaja)
Spanish: hierbabuena (es) f

Anagrams

antisperm, parentism, spermatin

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