peppermint Definition
pepper·mint (pep′ər mint′, -mənt)
noun
- an aromatic, perennial plant (Mentha piperita) of the mint family, with lance-shaped leaves and whitish or purplish flowers in dense terminal spikes
- the pungent oil it yields, used for flavoring
- a candy or lozenge flavored with this oil
peppermint Usage Examples
Converse of object
- contain: The lipgloss, which contains peppermint, is available in six colors.
- include: Available in several different flavors, including peppermint, strawberry and cheese & onion.
- suck: He may be wearing a lot of aftershave, or have been sucking peppermint, to disguise the smell of alcohol.
- find: Mints have been cultivated for thousands of years, and there is evidence of a type of peppermint found in tombs dating from 1000BC.
- flavor: If we insert a gene for making oil of peppermint, we'll end up with peppermint flavored potatoes.
Adjective modifier
- refreshing: It blends super-saturated coconut and olive oil, with refreshing peppermint.
- chocolate: Hiatus hernia Other risks Chocolate, peppermint, coffee and alcohol hamper sphincter function.
- organic: Peppermint ( organic ) Just the smell of this organic peppermint seems to cheer us up.
Modifies a noun
- tea: Peppermint tea may be taken to ease digestive upsets, or just for its wonderful natural flavor.
- oil: In a British study, tablets of peppermint oil worked better than a placebo in reducing the symptoms of IBS.
- flavor: Choose from vodka flavor with a scorpion, tequila flavor with a worm or Peppermint flavor with ants.
- essence: Beat the ingredients soundly, adding vanilla essence, peppermint essence, rose essence, lemon essence, or whatever else takes your fancy.
- cream: In the army five bars of peppermint cream every week.
- water: My main advice would be drink lots of water and PEPPERMINT water or tea ( for wind ).
Noun used with modifier
drink: Give it a fair trial and see how much better you feel when you leave off coffee and tea and drink peppermint tea.
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