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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Peppermint \Pep"per*mint\, noun [Pepper + mint.]
1. (Bot.) An aromatic and pungent plant of the genus {Mentha} ({Mentha piperita}), much used in medicine and confectionery.
2. A volatile oil (oil of peppermint) distilled from the fresh herb; also, a well-known essence or spirit (essence of peppermint) obtained from it.
3. A lozenge of sugar flavored with peppermint.
{Peppermint} camphor. (Chem.) Same as {Menthol}.
{Peppermint tree} (Bot.), a name given to several Australian species of gum tree ({Eucalyptus amygdalina}, {Eucalyptus piperita}, {E. odorata}, etc.) which have hard and durable wood, and yield an essential oil.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mint \Mint\ (m[i^]nt), noun [AS. minte, fr. L. mentha, Gr. mi'nqa, mi'nqh.] (Bot.) The name of several aromatic labiate plants, mostly of the genus {Mentha}, yielding odoriferous essential oils by distillation. See {Mentha}.
Note:
{Corn mint} is {Mentha arvensis}.
{Horsemint} is {Mentha sylvestris}, and in the United States {Monarda punctata}, which differs from the true mints in several respects.
{Mountain mint} is any species of the related genus {Pycnanthemum}, common in North America.
{Peppermint} is {Mentha piperita}.
{Spearmint} is {Mentha viridis}.
{Water mint} is {Mentha aquatica}.
{Mint camphor}. (Chem.) See {Menthol}.
{Mint julep}. See {Julep}.
{Mint sauce}, a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
peppermint
noun
1: herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring [syn: {Mentha piperita}]
2: red gum tree of Tasmania [syn: {red gum}, {peppermint gum}, {Eucalyptus amygdalina}]
3: a candy flavored with peppermint oil [syn: {peppermint candy}]
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