Meanings
plural spearmints
- countableuncountableA herb of the mint family (Mentha spicata), commonly used in herb tea, candy and to treat mild stomach ache.
Synonyms: garden mint
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA herb of the mint family (Mentha spicata), commonly used in herb tea, candy and to treat mild stomach ache.
More synonyms by meaning
nouncommon garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From spear (“sprout of a plant, spire”) + mint, so named due to its spiry blooms.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἡδύοσμον
- ἡδύοσμον (hēdúosmon)Mentha spicata
Arabic نَعْنَاع مُدَبَّب
- نَعْنَاع مُدَبَّب (naʕnāʕ mudabbab)Mentha spicata
Bulgarian джоджен
- джоджен (džodžen)Mentha spicata
Chinese Mandarin 荷蘭薄荷 /荷兰薄荷, 留蘭香 /留兰香
- 荷蘭薄荷 /荷兰薄荷 (Hélán bòhe)Mentha spicata
- 留蘭香 /留兰香 (liúlánxiāng)Mentha spicata
Czech máta klasnatá
- máta klasnatáMentha spicata
Danish grøn mynte
- grøn mynteMentha spicata
Dutch aarmunt, groene munt
- aarmuntMentha spicata
- groene muntMentha spicata
- kruizemuntMentha spicata
Finnish viherminttu
- viherminttuMentha spicata
French menthe verte
- menthe verteMentha spicata
German grüne Minze, krause Minze
- grüne MinzeMentha spicata
- krause MinzeMentha spicata
Greek δυόσμος
- δυόσμος (dyósmos)Mentha spicata
Hungarian fodormenta
- fodormentaMentha spicata
Irish cartlainn gharraí
- cartlainn gharraíMentha spicata
Italian menta romana, mentastro verde
- menta romanaMentha spicata
- mentastro verdeMentha spicata
- menta crispaMentha spicata
Japanese スペアミント
- スペアミント (supeaminto)Mentha spicata
Polish mięta zielona
- mięta zielonaMentha spicata
Portuguese hortelã-verde
- hortelã-verdeMentha spicata
Russian мя́та колоси́стая, мя́та садо́вая
- мя́та колоси́стая (mjáta kolosístaja)Mentha spicata
- мя́та садо́вая (mjáta sadóvaja)Mentha spicata
Spanish hierbabuena
- hierbabuenaMentha spicata
Swedish grönmynta, krusmynta
- grönmyntaMentha spicata
- krusmyntaMentha spicata
Turkish kıvırcık nane, eşek nanesi
- kıvırcık naneMentha spicata
- eşek nanesiMentha spicata
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Cite this entry
spearmint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spearmint
“spearmint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spearmint. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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