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Definition of Mentha aquatica
1. Noun. A European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern North America.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mentha Aquatica
Literary usage of Mentha aquatica
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Review of Applied Entomology by Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, Imperial Bureau of Entomology (1916)
"... Schouteden, which produces a flocculent white substance on the roots of Mentha
aquatica, are described. ..."
2. Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1884)
"Eminent authorities refer the peppermint as a variety to mentha aquatica, L., the
water- mint of Europe, North Africa, West and North Asia, from which the ..."
3. Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Modes of by Alfred Henry Allen (1917)
"In its internal structure Mentha piperita exhibits certain features midway between
those of Mentha viridis and mentha aquatica. ..."
4. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Mentha sativa L. W; Mentha x verticillata L. C mentha aquatica x spicata Peppermint
Herbaceous perennial Wet fields, moist thickets, swamps and stream banks ..."
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