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Peppermint vs Peppercorn - What's the difference?

peppermint | peppercorn |

As nouns the difference between peppermint and peppercorn

is that 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 while peppercorn is the seeds of the plant Piper nigrum. Commonly used as a spice, usually but not always ground or crushed.

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

    peppercorn

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The seeds of the plant Piper nigrum . Commonly used as a spice, usually but not always ground or crushed.
  • A small, insignificant quantity; a nominal consideration used to satisfy the requirements for the creation of a legal contract.
    • peppercorn rent

    See also

    file:Peppercorn.jpg , young peppercorn file:Peppercorns.jpg, Fruits of peppercorn file:Dried Peppercorns.jpg, Dried peppercorn file:Peppercorn-varieties.jpg, varieties of peppercorn