Main Entry:

¹mint

Pronunciation:

\ˈmint\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English minte, from Old English, from Latin mentha, menta; akin to Greek minthē mint

Date:

before 12th century

1: any of a family (Labiatae, the mint family) of aromatic plants with a square stem and a 4-lobed ovary which produces four one-seeded nutlets in fruit ; especially : any of a genus (Mentha) of mints that have white, purple, or pink verticillate flowers with a nearly regular corolla and four equal stamens and that include some used in flavoring and cookery2: a confection flavored with mint

— minty \ˈmin-tē\ adjective