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| lavender |
a plant of the mint family with pale purple flowers. [1/3 definitions] |
| mint1 |
a plant with a strong, pleasant smell whose leaves are used as a flavoring. Peppermint and spearmint are members of the mint family. [2 definitions] |
| neither |
Let's say you went to the store to get chocolate ice cream and mint ice cream but the store had neither. That means they didn't have chocolate ice cream and they also didn't have mint ice cream. [1/3 definitions] |
| peppermint |
a kind of mint plant that has small pink or white flowers and is grown for its oil. Peppermint is used in medicine and as a flavoring for toothpaste, gum, and candy. [2/3 definitions] |
| spearmint |
a common mint plant. Spearmint leaves produce an oil that is used for flavoring. |
| suggestion |
If there is a suggestion of mint in your food, it means that something you taste or smell when you're eating it makes you believe that there is mint in it. A suggestion is a kind of hint. When there is a suggestion of something in another thing, there is probably a small amount of it in there but it is not very clear or strong. [1/2 definitions] |
| thyme |
a small plant that has fragrant leaves and is related to the mint plant. Thyme is an herb. [1/2 definitions] |
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