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field mint

field mint

4.6
A wild plant with a fresh smell used to add taste to food and tea
  • noun
  • /fiːld mɪnt/
translation icon : menta de campo
  • The chef added field mint to the salad for a refreshing taste.

Examples

  • It has organic reishi extract, organic field mint extract, organic rose hips extract, organic tulsi extract and that's it.

  • After discovering the benefits of field mint, he used it to make a soothing tea.

  • It has organic reishi extract, organic field mint extract, organic rose hips extract, organic tulsi extract and that's it.

  • She enjoyed the fragrant aroma of field mint while walking through the garden.

Synonyms

Mentha arvensis
vsfield mint
  • Specialized
8.3

A small mint plant with a strong mint smell that grows in wet places

is the everyday name used for its aromatic leaves in cooking
corn mint
vsfield mint
  • UK
6.8

A small herb with a strong smell and green leaves used to make tea and oils

focuses on culinary leaf use rather than medicinal applications

Surface Forms

field mint singular
field mints plural

Morphology

field + mint

The meaning ('a mint that grows in fields' / wild mint) is directly and compositionally derived from 'field' (open land) + 'mint' (the herb). This noun–noun compounding pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Field mint comes from a simple picture: wild mint growing in a field or meadow, giving a fresh smell and taste people picked for food and tea. That's why the name means 'a wild mint plant' used for flavoring.