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spearmint

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈspɪəˌmɪnt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈspɪɹˌmɪnt/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A herb of the mint family (Mentha spicata), commonly used in herb tea, candy and to treat mild stomach ache.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: garden mint

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Mentha spicata

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mint

History

Etymology

From spear (“sprout of a plant, spire”) + mint, so named due to its spiry blooms.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نَعْنَاع مُدَبَّب (naʕnāʕ mudabbab) — Mentha spicata
  • Bulgarian: градинска мента (gradinska menta) — Mentha spicata
  • Chinese Mandarin: 荷蘭薄荷 /荷兰薄荷 (Hélán bòhe) — Mentha spicata
  • Chinese Mandarin: 留蘭香 /留兰香 (liúlánxiāng) — Mentha spicata
  • Czech: máta klasnatá — Mentha spicata
  • Danish: grøn mynte — Mentha spicata
  • Dutch: aarmunt — Mentha spicata
  • Dutch: groene munt — Mentha spicata
  • Dutch: kruizemunt — Mentha spicata
  • Faroese: aksmynta — Mentha spicata
  • Finnish: viherminttu — Mentha spicata
  • French: menthe verte — Mentha spicata
  • Galician: menta — Mentha spicata
  • Galician: hortelá — Mentha spicata
  • German: grüne Minze — Mentha spicata
  • German: krause Minze — Mentha spicata
  • Greek: δυόσμος (dyósmos) — Mentha spicata
  • Ancient Greek: ἡδύοσμον (hēdúosmon) — Mentha spicata
  • Hungarian: fodormenta — Mentha spicata
  • Irish: cartlainn gharraí — Mentha spicata
  • Italian: menta romana — Mentha spicata
  • Italian: mentastro verde — Mentha spicata
  • Italian: menta crispa — Mentha spicata
  • Japanese: スペアミント (supeaminto) — Mentha spicata
  • Laz: სარილუღიჲ ჭამი (sariluğiy ç̌ami) — Mentha spicata
  • Macanese: hortelám di sopa — Mentha spicata
  • Manx: mynthey gharagh — Mentha spicata
  • Norman: menthe dé gardîn — Mentha spicata
  • Polish: mięta zielona — Mentha spicata
  • Portuguese: hortelã-verde — Mentha spicata
  • Russian: мя́та колоси́стая (mjáta kolosístaja) — Mentha spicata
  • Russian: мя́та садо́вая (mjáta sadóvaja) — Mentha spicata
  • Spanish: hierbabuena — Mentha spicata
  • Swedish: grönmynta — Mentha spicata
  • Swedish: krusmynta — Mentha spicata
  • Turkish: kıvırcık nane — Mentha spicata
  • Turkish: eşek nanesi — Mentha spicata