peppermint

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈpɛpəˌmɪnt/    美 /ˈpɛpɚˌmɪnt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  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. countable,uncountable
  2. Any of various eucalypts of southeastern Australia whose leaves yield peppermint-like essential oils. Australia,countable,uncountable
    — In the hissing flames, Greenhill and Travers boiled the bark from peppermint gums and roasted their kangaroo-skin jackets.
  3. Any of various sweets containing extract of the peppermint herb; peppermint confectionery. countable

词形变化

peppermints plural

词汇关系

衍生词
peppermint bark peppermint drop peppermint geranium peppermintini peppermintlike peppermint oil peppermint shrimp peppermint stick peppermint tree pepperminty

词源

From pepper + mint.
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