Category:Peppermint

Pep"per*mint, n. Etym: [pepper + mint.]

1. (bot.)

Defn: 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. (chem.) Same as menthol. -- peppermint tree (bot.), 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.