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peppermint

[ pep-er-mint, -muhnt ]

noun

  1. an herb, Mentha piperita, of the mint family, cultivated for its aromatic, pungent oil.
  2. Also called peppermint oil. this oil, or a preparation made from it.
  3. a lozenge or confection flavored with peppermint.


peppermint

/ ˈɛəˌɪԳ /

noun

  1. a temperate mint plant, Mentha piperita, with purple or white flowers: cultivated for its downy leaves, which yield a pungent oil
  2. the oil from this plant, which is used as a flavouring
  3. a sweet flavoured with peppermint
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of peppermint1

First recorded in 1690–1700; pepper + mint 1
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"You immediately feel unsafe," Hannah tells me, eyes wide as she grips a mug of peppermint tea in her living room.

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Over peppermint tea at the Soho Holloway, De Oliveira reflects on herself as a kind of character when she refers to herself in the third person.

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Gusts of nausea-inducing pollution have become so frequent that Rissler now carries a peppermint spray with her at all times to ease the discomfort.

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The aromas the team tested on participants were vanilla, almond, lemon, lemon myrtle, eucalyptus, peppermint, vinegar and lemongrass.

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Faster than you could say “candy cane,” I was saturating every squirrel-trafficked inch of our backyard using a spray bottle filled with 100% peppermint essential oil.

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