[mint] n [ME minte, fr. OE, fr. L mentha, menta; akin to Gk minthe mint] (bef. 12c) 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; esp: 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 adj
[2]mint n [ME mynt coin, money, fr. OE mynet, fr. L moneta mint, coin, fr. Moneta, epithet of Juno; fr. the fact that the Romans coined money in the temple of Juno Moneta] (15c) 1: a place where coins, medals, or tokens are made
2: a place where something is manufactured
3: a vast sum or amount [3]mint vt (1546) 1: to make (as coins) out of metal: coin
2: create, produce -- mint.er n [4]mint adj (1902): unmarred as if fresh from a mint "in ~ condition"