mint

nouns

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

"a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"

any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers

mint

is a member of

mint plants

Mentha, genus Mentha

is a type of (narrower)

a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

herb, herbaceous plant

any member of the mint family of plants

mint

is a type of (narrower)

a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary

Labiatae, Lamiaceae, family Labiatae, family Lamiaceae, mint family

the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied

mint

is a part of

any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers

mint

is made of

a candy that is flavored with a mint oil

mint, mint candy

is a type of (narrower)

aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities

herb