Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun peppermint

3 senses of peppermint

Sense 1
peppermint, Mentha piperita -- (herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring)
       => mint -- (any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers)

Sense 2
red gum, peppermint, peppermint gum, Eucalyptus amygdalina -- (red gum tree of Tasmania)
       => eucalyptus, eucalypt, eucalyptus tree -- (a tree of the genus Eucalyptus)

Sense 3
peppermint, peppermint candy -- (a candy flavored with peppermint oil)
       => mint, mint candy -- (a candy that is flavored with a mint oil)