water mint

noun

: any of several mints that thrive in wet places: such as

a

: a European mint (Mentha aquatica) sometimes having a perfume resembling that of bergamot and naturalized locally in eastern North America

b

: a closely related tall hairy mint (M. longifolia) of similar distribution

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