water mint

noun

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

Similar
brook mintwater-mintMentha aquatica

Meanings

nounwater mint (countable and uncountable, plural water mints)

plural water mints

  1. countableuncountableA herb of species Mentha aquatica, in the mint family.

    Synonyms: brook mint

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
water-mintMentha aquatica
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans waterment, kruisement
  • watermentherb in mint family
  • kruisementherb in mint family
  • kruistementherb in mint family
Ancient Greek σισύμβριον
  • σισύμβριον (sisúmbrion)herb in mint family
Arabic ضومران, نعناع مائي
  • ضومران (ḍawmarān)herb in mint family
  • نعناع مائي (naʕnāʕ māʔiyy)herb in mint family
Catalan herba-sana d'aigua
  • herba-sana d'aiguaherb in mint family
Chinese Mandarin 水薄荷
  • 水薄荷 (shuǐbòhé)herb in mint family
Dutch watermunt
  • watermuntherb in mint family
Finnish vesiminttu
  • vesiminttuherb in mint family
French menthe aquatique
  • menthe aquatiqueherb in mint family
German Wasserminze
  • Wasserminzeherb in mint family
Hungarian vízi menta
  • vízi mentaherb in mint family
Irish mismín dearg
  • mismín deargherb in mint family
Latin sisymbrium
  • sisymbriumherb in mint family
Polish mięta nadwodna
  • mięta nadwodnaherb in mint family
Romanian izma-broaștei
  • izma-broașteiherb in mint family
Swedish vattenmynta
  • vattenmyntaherb in mint family
Turkish su nanesi
  • su nanesiherb in mint family
Vietnamese bạc hà nước
  • bạc hà nướcherb in mint family
Welsh mintys y dŵr
  • mintys y dŵrherb in mint family
Zulu amabunu, imbozisa
  • amabunuherb in mint family
  • imbozisaherb in mint family
  • umaliwaneherb in mint family
  • umayimeherb in mint family
  • umnukaherb in mint family
Cite this entry
APA

water mint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20mint

MLA

“water mint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20mint. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water mint,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20mint.

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