spearmint

From spear (“sprout of a plant, spire”) +‎ mint, so named due to its spiry blooms.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈspɪəˌmɪnt/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈspɪɹˌmɪnt/

spearmint (countable and uncountable, plural spearmints)

1. A herb of the mint family (Mentha spicata), commonly used in herb tea, candy and to treat mild stomach ache.

   Synonym: garden mint

• antisperm, parentism, spermatin