mentha

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

mentha

Where it comes from

From the genus name, Mentha, from Latin mentha (“mint”). Doublet of mint.

noun menthas

Any of the mint genus Mentha, mints and similar species. Very aromatic; all culinary menthas can be used for sauces, jellies, and candied leaves.

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"mentha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mentha. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

mentha. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mentha

Chicago

"mentha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mentha.

BibTeX

@misc{mentha_2026,
  title = {mentha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mentha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}