Definition of Mentha citrata

1. Noun. Mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange.

Exact synonyms: Bergamot Mint, Eau De Cologne Mint, Lemon Mint
Generic synonyms: Mint

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mentha Citrata

Menologium
Menominee
Menominee whitefish
Menomini
Menopon
Menopon gallinae
Menopon palladum
Menotti
Menotyphla
Mensa
Mensan
Mensans
Menshevik
Mentha aquatica
Mentha arvensis
Mentha citrata (current term)
Mentha longifolia
Mentha piperita
Mentha pulegium
Mentha rotundifolia
Mentha spicata
Mentha suaveolens
Menticirrhus
Menticirrhus americanus
Menticirrhus littoralis
Menticirrhus saxatilis
Menticirrhus undulatus
Mentor
Mentzelia
Mentzelia laevicaulis

Literary usage of Mentha citrata

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1904)
"Oil of Mentha citrata, Ehr.— Constants.—Schimmel & Co. have examined two oils distilled in Florida from Mentha citrata, a plant known as " bergamot mint. ..."

2. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1894)
"3279. .Mentha Canadensis L. Sp. Pl. 577 (1753). Mentha borealis Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. a: 2 (1803). 3280. Mentha citrata Ehrh. Beitr. 7 : 150(1792). ..."

3. Flora Medica; a Botanical Account of All the More Important Plants Used in by John Lindley (1838)
"Mentha citrata Ehr. furnishes a fragrant oil, very much the odour of bergamot. 1003. Mentha rotundifolia Linn.~\ have been in repute as sto- 1004. ..."

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