n.
Pronunciation: ' mint
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English minte, from Old English, from Latin mentha, menta; akin to Greek minth ē mint
Date: before 12th century
1 : any of a family (Labiatae, the mint family) of aromatic plants with a square stem and a 4-lobed ovary which produces four one-seeded nutlets in fruit especially : any of a genus ( Mentha ) of mints that have white, purple, or pink verticillate flowers with a nearly regular corolla and four equal stamens and that include some used in flavoring and cookery
2 : a confection flavored with mint
– minty \ ' min-t ē \ adjective