peppermint
/ˈpepəmɪnt/noun
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- mass noun the aromatic leaves of a plant of the mint family, or an essential oil obtained from them, used as a flavouring in food薄荷叶; 薄荷油。
1.1
- count noun a sweet flavoured with such oil薄荷糖。
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- mass noun the cultivated Old World plant which yields these leaves or oil辣薄荷。
2.1
- Mentha × piperita, family Labiatae.拉丁名Mentha × piperita, 唇形科。
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- Austral. any of a number of trees or shrubs with peppermint-scented foliage, in particular〈澳〉有薄荷味叶子的树（或灌木）, 尤指：
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- a gum tree with leaves that yield an aromatic essential oil (genus Eucalyptus, family Myrtaceae).桉树（桉树属, 桃金娘科）。
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- a myrtle grown as an ornamental tree or shrub (genus Agonis, family Myrtaceae).桃金娘（阿戈尼属, 桃金娘科）。
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