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Herb vs Peppermint - What's the difference?

herb | peppermint |

As nouns the difference between herb and peppermint

is that herb is any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavor or season food while peppermint is a hybrid herb of the mint family formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections.

herb

English

(wikipedia herb)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavor or season food.
  • Plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine.
  • (slang, euphemistic) Marijuana.
  • (botany) A plant whose stem is not woody and does not persist beyond each growing season
  • (obsolete) Grass; herbage.
  • * Milton
    • flocks grazing the tender herb

    Synonyms

    * (marijuana) grass, weed

    Hyponyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * arbor * herbaceous * herbage * herbal * herbarium * herbicidal * herbicide * herbivore * herbivorous * herbed up

    Anagrams

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    peppermint

    English

    (wikipedia peppermint)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A hybrid herb of the mint family formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections.
  • A confection containing extract of peppermint.

    • Derived terms

    * peppermint stick