mint1

noun

• 1an aromatic plant native to temperate regions of the Old World, several kinds of which are used as culinary herbs: plant mint in a large pot with drainage holes [count noun]:there are many other mints with distinct aromas

  • Genus Mentha, family Labiatae (or Lamiaceae; the mint family): several species and hybrids, in particular the widely cultivated common mint or spearmint (M. spicata) and peppermint (M. × piperita). The mint family, the members of which have distinctive two-lobed flowers and square stems, also includes the dead-nettles and many aromatic herbs
• [mass noun] the flavour of mint, especially peppermint: a tasty mint and chocolate flavoured cone

• 2a peppermint sweet: Dickie pulled out a packet of mints from his pocket