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# spearmint

«spearmint» in Mova's school dictionary: **A common kind of mint plant with pointed leaves and a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (spearmint — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A common kind of mint plant with pointed leaves and a fresh, sweet taste. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spearmint/#m1)

2) The flavour made from it, used in chewing gum, toothpaste and sweets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spearmint/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life spearmint flavours gum and toothpaste; in science and gardening lessons it is a herb that spreads quickly. It is milder and sweeter than peppermint.

### examples

- I like spearmint chewing gum. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spearmint/#x1)
- Spearmint grows like crazy in the garden. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spearmint/#x2)
- The toothpaste tastes of spearmint. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spearmint/#x3)
- We added spearmint leaves to the lemonade. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spearmint/#x4)
- Spearmint is sweeter than peppermint. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spearmint/#x5)
- Grandma made spearmint tea for my sore tummy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spearmint/#x6)

### note

Uncountable; one word. Named for its spear-shaped leaves.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «spearmint» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spearmint/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.