Spearmint Scent

Spearmint

Spearmint, also known as garden mint, common mint, lamb mint and mackerel mint, is native to Europe and southern temperate Asia, extending from Ireland in the west to southern China in the east. It is naturalized in many other temperate parts of the world, including northern and southern Africa, North America, and South America. It is used as a flavouring in food and herbal teas. The aromatic oil, called oil of spearmint, is also used as a flavoring and sometimes as a scent.

Odor

An odor or odour is a smell or a scent caused by one or more volatilized chemical compounds generally found in low concentrations that humans and many animals can perceive via their olfactory system. While smell can refer to pleasant and unpleasant odors, the terms scent, aroma, and fragrance are usually reserved for pleasant-smelling odors and are frequently used in the food and cosmetic industry to describe floral scents or to refer to perfumes.

spearmint

Noun

1. A herb of the mint family (Mentha spicata), commonly used in herb tea, candy and to treat mild stomach ache.

scent

Noun

1. A distinctive smell.
2. A smell left by an animal that may be used for tracing.

Verb

1. To detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell.
2. To inhale in order to detect the scent of (something).