Peppermint
Scientific name
: Mentha × piperita
Other names:
Česky: Máta peprná
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Dansk: Peber-Mynte
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Deutsch: Pfeffer-Minze
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Español: Menta piperita
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Suomi: Piparminttu
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Français: Menthe poivrée
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Italiano: Menta piperita
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Latviešu: Piparmētra
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Nederlands: Pepermunt (plant)
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Polski: Mięta pieprzowa
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Português: Hortelã-pimenta
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Русский: Мята перечная
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Svenska: Pepparmynta
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Türkçe: Bahçe nanesi
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Short Description
Peppermint is known solely from cultivation as the cross between two native species – spearmint (Mentha spicata) and water mint (Mentha aquatica). The intensely fragrant essential oil found in peppermint contains mostly menthol and menthone. The leaves of peppermint are ...
Author: Bruno P. Kremer
