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Mentha piperita
Albanian: Mendër e rëndomtë
Catalan: Menta pebrera
English: Peppermint
Estonian: Piparmünt
Portuguese: Hortelã-pimenta
Spanish: Hierbabuena
Turkish: Gerçek nane
Peppermint
(Mentha
piperita) also known as
M. balsamea Willd, has
been used medicinally
for thousands of years.
It has a pleasant taste
and
is
a
popular
flavoring for food and
drink.
It is also used as a
fragrance.
Leaves
The leaves are opposite, petiolate,
ovate,
sharply
seriate,
pointed,
smoother on the upper than on the
under surface, and of a dark green
color, which is paler beneath.
Authors: Vasco Castro, Tiago Martins