wild mint

English

Wild mint (Mentha arvensis)
Wild mint (Mentha longifolia)

Etymology

From Middle English wyldemynt, wilde mente, equivalent to wild + mint.

Noun

wild mint (uncountable)

  1. (botany) A flowering plant, either (Mentha arvensis) or (Mentha longifolia), both in the mint family Lamiaceae.
    Synonyms: field mint, corn mint
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