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PEPPERMINT OIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Oil from the peppermint plant used as flavoring
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("peppermint oil" is a kind of...):
flavorer; flavoring; flavourer; flavouring; seasoner; seasoning (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)
Meronyms (substance of "peppermint oil"):
menthol (a crystalline compound that has the cool and minty taste and odor that occurs naturally in peppermint oil; used as a flavoring and in medicine to relieve itching, pain, and nasal congestion)
Holonyms ("peppermint oil" is a substance of...):
peppermint; peppermint candy (a candy flavored with peppermint oil)
Mentha piperita; peppermint (herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring)
