Minze

Definitions of Minze
  1. noun
    any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers
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    Ackerminze
    European mint naturalized in United States
    Wasserminze
    a European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern North America
    Rossminze, Roßminze
    a coarse Old World wild water mint having long leaves and spikelike clusters of flowers; naturalized in the eastern United States
    Pfefferminze
    herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring
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