International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Mint

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Mint


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mint (ἡδύοσμον, hēdúosmon): Mentioned (; ) as one of the small things which were tithed. The cultivated variety (Mentha piperita), “peppermint,” was doubtless primarily intended, but the wild Mentha silvestris or horsemint, which flourishes all over the mountains of Palestine, is probably included.