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Mentha
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mentha
Translingual
Etymology
From mul la mentha mint, from mul grc μίνθη, ultimately most likely a loan-word from an extinct Mediterranean language.
Proper noun
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genus family Lamiaceae mints
Hypernyms
genus ; Nepetoideae subfamily subfamily; Mentheae tribe tribe; Menthinae subtribe subtribe
Hyponyms
henus Mentha spicata species (spearmint, curly mint) type species (vernacular name); Mentha aquatica species (water mint, marsh mint); Mentha arvensis species (corn mint, wild mint, Japanese peppermint, field mint); Mentha asiatica species (Asian mint); Mentha australis species (Australian mint); Mentha canadensis species (American corn mint, Canadian mint, Chinese mint, corn mint, Japanese corn mint, Japanese mint); Mentha cervina species (Hart's pennyroyal); Mentha citrata species (bergamot mint); Mentha crispata species (wrinkled-leaf mint); Mentha cunninghamii species; Mentha dahurica species (Dahurian thyme); Mentha diemenica species (slender mint); Mentha gattefossei species; Mentha grandiflora species; Mentha japonica species; Mentha laxiflora species (forest mint); Mentha longifolia species (horse mint); Mentha nemorosa species (large apple mint, foxtail mint, hairy mint, woolly mint, Cuban mint); Mentha pulegium species (pennyroyal); Mentha piperita species (peppermint); Mentha requienii species (Corsican mint); Mentha sachalinensis species (garden mint); Mentha satureioides species (native pennyroyal); Mentha suaveolens species (apple mint, pineapple mint); Mentha vagans species (gray mint) other species (vernacular name)
Translations
Mentha australis
Woiwurrung: wyi panaryle
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