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MENTHA VIRIDIS

\mˈɛnθə vɪɹˈɪdɪz], \mˈɛnθə vɪɹˈɪdɪz], \m_ˈɛ_n_θ_ə v_ɪ_ɹ_ˈɪ_d_ɪ_z]\

Definitions of MENTHA VIRIDIS

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Odour strong, aromatic; taste warm, austere, bitterish. Virtues the same as those of the peppermint. The oleum menthae viridis is obtained from it.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

Spearmint.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Spearmint. Its virtues, like those of M. piperita, depend upon a volatile oil.
Of the U. S. Ph., the leaves and tops of the plant.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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