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Mentha, also known as mint (from Greek μίνθα míntha, [2] Linear B mi-ta [3]), is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. [4] It is estimated that 13 to 24 species exist, but the exact distinction between species is unclear.
Minty may refer to: relating to the mint plant Mentha. Spearmint (flavour) Minty (band), a band founded by Leigh Bowery in 1993; Minty, a 1998 Australian ...
Mindy is a feminine given name, thought to have originally been a diminutive of Melinda. No notable studies have been done documenting records or history of the name, so professionals are unsure of the exact origins of the name. The most notable theory is that Mindy is a diminutive (nickname) of the Latin "Melinda."
The Naiad nymph Minthe, daughter of the infernal river-god Cocytus, became concubine to Hades, the lord of the Underworld and god of the dead. [9] [10] In jealousy, his wife Persephone intervened and metamorphosed Minthe, in the words of Strabo's account, "into the garden mint, which some call hedyosmos (lit. 'sweet-smelling')".
Araminta 'Minty' Cane, character from the TV series Moondial and the Helen Cresswell book it was based on; Harriet Araminta Lee, main character from Helen Oyeyemi's novel, Gingerbread; A similar name was used by poet Richard Lovelace for the title heroine of "Aramantha: A Pastorall" (1649)
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.
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]
The Greek word "pyknos" has the meaning of "dense", "tight", or "close-packed". [4] [5] It was combined with "anthos" meaning flower to give the genus name. [6] Pycnanthemum belongs to the true mint subtribe (Menthinae), [7] and it has been shown to be closely related to the Monarda, Blephilia, and the scrub mints of the Southeastern United ...