Definition of Mint Family in English :

Define Mint Family in English

Mint Family meaning in English

Meaning of Mint Family in English

Pronunciation of Mint Family in English

Mint Family pronunciation in English

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Mint Family

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Noun

1. family labiatae, family lamiaceae, labiatae, lamiaceae, mint family

a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Mint Family

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n.
A large family of aromatic herbs, the Lamiaceae (or Labiatae), including lavender, mint, rosemary, sage, and thyme and characterized by opposite leaves, square stems, bilaterally symmetrical flowers with united petals, and a four-lobed ovary that produces four one-seeded nutlets.

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