wild mint

noun

Mentha arvensis

Similar
field mintcorn minthorse mintEuropean pennyroyalAmerican false pennyroyalAmerican pennyroyal
OriginMiddle English wyldemynt →
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Meanings

nounwild mint (uncountable)
  1. Any plant of certain species of genus Mentha.
    1. uncountablebiologyMentha arvensis

      Synonyms: field mint, corn mint

    2. uncountablebiologyMentha longifolia

      Synonyms: horse mint

    3. uncountablebiologyMentha pulegium

      Synonyms: European pennyroyal

  2. uncountableAny aromatic North American mint of the species Hedeoma pulegioides.

    Synonyms: American false pennyroyal, American pennyroyal

  3. uncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wild, mint.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounMentha arvensis

Similar
field mintcorn mint

nounMentha longifolia

Similar
horse mint

nounMentha pulegium

Similar
European pennyroyal

nounAny aromatic North American mint of the species Hedeoma pulegioides.

Similar
American false pennyroyalAmerican pennyroyal
Also see
corn mintstaggerweed

Origin

  1. Middle Englishwyldemynt
  2. Englishwild mint

From Middle English wyldemynt, wilde mente, equivalent to wild + mint.

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APA

wild mint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20mint

MLA

“wild mint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20mint. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wild mint,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20mint.

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