Speakur

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peppermint tree

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
pep-per-mint tree
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several species of eucalypt which yield an essential oil that smells of peppermint, especially a member of the stringybark group.

Australian usage

noun

A tree of the family Myrtaceae bearing leaves that smell of peppermint, especially willow myrtle, Agonis flexuosa, often colloquially called a peppy.

Australian usage

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Inflected Forms

peppermint trees (plural)

Questions

What does peppermint tree mean?
Any of several species of eucalypt which yield an essential oil that smells of peppermint, especially a member of the stringybark group.

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