peppermint
nounUK /ˈpɛpəˌmɪnt/ · US /ˈpɛpɚˌmɪnt/
Etymology From pepper + mint.
1
A hybrid herb of the mint family (Mentha × piperita), formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections.
2
Australia Any of various eucalypts of southeastern Australia whose leaves yield peppermint-like essential oils.
- In the hissing flames, Greenhill and Travers boiled the bark from peppermint gums and roasted their kangaroo-skin jackets.2004, Nicholas Shakespeare, In Tasmania, Harvill Press, p. 76
3
Any of various sweets containing extract of the peppermint herb; peppermint confectionery.