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Peppermint (Mentha × piperita) is a hybrid species of mint, a cross between watermint and spearmint. [1] Indigenous to Europe and the Middle East, [2] the plant is now widely spread and cultivated in many regions of the world. [3] It is occasionally found in the wild with its parent species. [3][4]
[13] [14] John White, Surgeon General to the Colony, is also credited with the discovery, in documenting the matter [15] and organizing oil samples to be sent back to England. [8] The surgeons initially based their assumptions of the medicinal properties of E. piperita from the similarity of its fragrance to English peppermint.
Plants in space. Zinnia plant in bloom aboard an Earth orbiting space station. The growth of plants in outer space has elicited much scientific interest. [1] In the late 20th and early 21st century, plants were often taken into space in low Earth orbit to be grown in a weightless but pressurized controlled environment, sometimes called space ...
Eucalyptus dives, commonly known as the broad-leaved peppermint or blue peppermint, [2] is a species of tree that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has rough, finely fibrous bark on the trunk and larger branches, smooth bark above, lance-shaped or curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of eleven or more, white flowers and cup-shaped, hemispherical or conical fruit.
There’s nothing I love more than Christmastime. The smell of pine, the taste of peppermint, the all-knowing eyes of the 40 nutcrackers in my collection—I wait all year for the day after ...
A "scotch mint", "pan drop", [15] granny sooker [15][16] or "mint imperial" is a white round candy with a hard shell but fairly soft middle, popular in Great Britain and other Commonwealth nations and in Europe. Scotch mints were traditionally spheroids, more recently moving toward a larger, discoid shape. Various forms of mint may be used but ...
The majority of these “news influencers” are more likely to lean conservative, the study found. TODAY’S QUOTE “Trucks [are] frequently delayed at various holding points, often looted, and ...
Gwyneth Paltrow may have found inspiration for her daughter's name when working on Shallow Hal.. On Wednesday, Nov. 20, the Shallow Hal film producers, Bobby and Peter Farrelly, appeared as guests ...