mentha

From the genus name, Mentha, from Latin mentha (“mint”). Doublet of mint.

mentha (plural menthas)

1. (botany) Any of the mint genus Mentha, mints and similar species.
   • 1974, Daniel J. Foley, Herbs for Use and for Delight: An Anthology from The Herbarist, page 89:

     Very aromatic; all culinary menthas can be used for sauces, jellies, and candied leaves.

   • 1976, Agriculture and Agro-industries Journal, volume 9, page 19:

     In the plots where black peppermint were planted as inter-row crop, there were 4 rows of Citronella or other menthas with alternate rows of black peppermint.

• Hemant, Manthe, anthem, hetman, nameth, the man

Derived from English mint, French menthe, Italian menta, Spanish menta and Portuguese menta, all ultimately from Latin menta, from Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmen.ta/

mentha (plural menthas)

1. mint (plant)
   • 2008, Georges Feydeau, translated by Onofrio Notarstefano, Le purga de Bébé [On purge bébé]‎, Union Mundial pro Interlingua, Le scena, page 5:

     In le tiratorio al dextra del actor, un buxo con pastillas de mentha.

     In the shot to the left of the actor, a box of mint pills.

• Alexander Gode (1951) Interlingua-English: A Dictionary of the International Language, New York: Storm Publishers, →OL