Mint Family (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The garden was filled with a variety of plants from the mint family, including basil and oregano.
- Many herbs in the mint family are used in cooking, such as lemon balm and chamomile.
- The fragrance of lavender, a member of the mint family, filled the air as we walked through the field.
- The popularity of mint family herbs has led to widespread cultivation and hybridization of species like peppermint and spearmint.
- Eucalyptus, another plant in the mint family, is often used in aromatherapy for its therapeutic properties.