peppermint

[Eng. pepper, and mint; Ger. pfeffer münze.] Bot.: Mentha piper it a , a mint with oblong, lanceolate, serrate, glabrous leaves; pedicels and flowers nearly smooth; flowers in cylindrical spikes. interrupted below. Probably a garden form of Mentha aquatic a . Oil of Peppermint : The oil distilled from the fresh flowers of Mentha piper it a . It enters into the composition of peppermint-water, e ence of peppermint, and spirit of peppermint. It is stimulant and carminative, and is used to correct flatulence and griping in the intestinal canal, and to mask the nauseous taste of some medicines. peppermint-tree, s. Bot.: Eucalyptus piper it a , a tree about thirty feet high, from New South Wales. The name is also given to other Eucalypti.