Phrase guide

water mint

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A herb of species Mentha aquatica, in the mint family.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brook mint

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern North America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: water-mint, Mentha aquatica

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mint

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ضومران (ḍawmarān) — herb in mint family
  • Arabic: نعناع مائي (naʕnāʕ māʔiyy) — herb in mint family
  • Catalan: herba-sana d'aigua — herb in mint family
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水薄荷 (shuǐbòhé) — herb in mint family
  • Dutch: watermunt — herb in mint family
  • Finnish: vesiminttu — herb in mint family
  • French: menthe aquatique — herb in mint family
  • German: Wasserminze — herb in mint family
  • Ancient Greek: σισύμβριον (sisúmbrion) — herb in mint family
  • Hungarian: vízi menta — herb in mint family
  • Irish: mismín dearg — herb in mint family
  • Latin: sisymbrium — herb in mint family
  • Norman: menthe sauvage — herb in mint family
  • Old English: fennminte — herb in mint family
  • Polish: mięta nadwodna — herb in mint family
  • Romanian: izma-broaștei — herb in mint family
  • Swedish: vattenmynta — herb in mint family
  • Turkish: su nanesi — herb in mint family
  • Vietnamese: bạc hà nước — herb in mint family
  • Welsh: mintys y dŵr — herb in mint family