A hybrid herb of the mint family (), formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections.
2004, Nicholas Shakespeare, In Tasmania, Harvill Press, p. 76:
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(AU) Any of various eucalypts of southeastern Australia whose leaves yield peppermint-like essential oils.
: In the hissing flames, Greenhill and Travers boiled the bark from peppermint gums and roasted their kangaroo-skin jackets.
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(countable) Any of various sweets containing extract of the peppermint herb; peppermint confectionery.
2004, Nicholas Shakespeare, In Tasmania, Harvill Press, p. 76:
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