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peppermint tree

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

Noun

peppermint tree (plural peppermint trees)

  1. (Australia) Any of several species of eucalypt which yield an essential oil that smells of peppermint, especially a member of the stringybark group.
    • Maybe even a peppermint tree, broad and moppish and spicy like the ones lining Eliza's street.2007, Craig Silvey, Jasper Jones, Allen & Unwin, published 2007, page 95
  2. (Australia) A tree of the family Myrtaceae bearing leaves that smell of peppermint, especially willow myrtle, Agonis flexuosa, often colloquially called a peppy.

Forms of peppermint tree

pluralpeppermint trees

Questions about peppermint tree

What does peppermint tree mean?
Peppermint tree means any of several species of eucalypt which yield an essential oil that smells of peppermint, especially a member of the stringybark group.
What part of speech is peppermint tree?
Peppermint tree is a noun.
What is the plural of peppermint tree?
The plural of peppermint tree is peppermint trees.

Words near peppermint tree in the dictionary

  1. peppermint oil
  2. peppermint shrimp
  3. peppermint shrimps
  4. peppermint stick
  5. peppermint sticks
  6. peppermint tree
  7. peppermint trees
  8. peppermintini
  9. peppermintinis
  10. peppermintlike
  11. peppermints

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