Definition of "peppermint"

peppermint

/ˈpɛpəˌmɪnt/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural peppermints
1. A hybrid herb of the mint family (Mentha × piperita), formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections.
2. (Australia) Any of various eucalypts of southeastern Australia whose leaves yield peppermint-like essential oils.
  Quotations
  In the hissing flames, Greenhill and Travers boiled the bark from peppermint gums and roasted their kangaroo-skin jackets.
  2004, Nicholas Shakespeare, In Tasmania, Harvill Press, p. 76
3. (countable) Any of various sweets containing extract of the peppermint herb; peppermint confectionery.