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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MENTHACEOUS

From New Latin, from Latin menthamint1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MENTHACEOUS

menthaceous  [mɛnˈθeɪʃɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MENTHACEOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Menthaceous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MENTHACEOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of menthaceous in the English dictionary

The definition of menthaceous in the dictionary is of, relating to, or belonging to the labiate plant genus Mentha the members of which have scented leaves.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MENTHACEOUS


alias
ˈeɪlɪəs
Aquarius
əˈkwɛərɪəs
croceous
ˈkrəʊʃɪəs
curious
ˈkjʊərɪəs
galimatias
ˌɡælɪˈmeɪʃɪəs
genius
ˈdʒiːnɪəs
hilarious
hɪˈlɛərɪəs
Ignatius
ɪɡˈneɪʃɪəs
Lucretius
luːˈkriːʃɪəs
Manutius
məˈnjuːʃɪəs
meliaceous
ˌmiːlɪˈeɪʃɪəs
Mencius
ˈmɛnʃɪəs
miscellaneous
ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəs
obvious
ˈɒbvɪəs
prescious
ˈprɛʃɪəs
previous
ˈpriːvɪəs
Propertius
prəˈpɜːʃɪəs
serious
ˈsɪərɪəs
Statius
ˈsteɪʃɪəs
various
ˈvɛərɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MENTHACEOUS

mentalistic
mentalistically
mentalities
mentality
mentally
mentally disordered
mentally handicapped
mentally impaired
mentation
mentee
menthene
menthol
menthol cigarettes
mentholated
menticide
mention
mentionable
mentioner
Mentmore
mento

WORDS THAT END LIKE MENTHACEOUS

arenaceous
argillaceous
carbonaceous
chartaceous
coriaceous
cretaceous
crustaceous
curvaceous
diatomaceous
farinaceous
gorgeous
herbaceous
micaceous
olivaceous
predaceous
proteinaceous
sebaceous
siliceous
the Cretaceous
tuffaceous
violaceous

Synonyms and antonyms of menthaceous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «menthaceous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MENTHACEOUS

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The translations of menthaceous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «menthaceous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

menthaceous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

menthaceous
570 millions of speakers

English

menthaceous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

menthaceous
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

menthaceous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

menthaceous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

menthaceous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

menthaceous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

menthaceous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menthus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

menthaceous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

menthaceous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

menthaceous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Menthase
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

menthaceous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

menthaceous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेथेटेसिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

menthaceous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

menthaceous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

menthaceous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

menthaceous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

menthaceous
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

menthaceous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

menthaceous
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

menthaceous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

menthaceous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of menthaceous

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MENTHACEOUS»

The term «menthaceous» is used very little and occupies the 173.672 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about menthaceous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MENTHACEOUS»

Discover the use of menthaceous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to menthaceous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Simon & Schuster's Crostics Treasury
CLUES A Menthaceous herb used for seasoning В One who imparts knowledge. . . . С Squat, short-barreled gun with a high trajectory, used in trench warfare 0 Accompanying; servant E Anecdotes, tales F Forbear G Rebuke severely H ...
Thomas H. Middleton, 1996
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Let the Mockingbird Sing Herbal Praise from the Old Barn
... plant onion - An edible bulb of a garden herb, Allium cepa in the lily family, with a strong characteristic pungent odor and taste; the plant itself sage- A shrubby menthaceous perennial, Salvia officinals, whose grayish - 400 A Few Definitions.
Sandy Bradley, 1996
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Outlines of Botany: Including a General History of the ...
The bright and sparkling Euphrasy well deserves its name, an abbreviation of Euphrosine ; as well as its English synonyme, eye-bright. Euphrasia officinalis is slightly bitter and aromatic, thus resembling the Menthaceous labiala in properties, ...
Gilbert Thomas Burnett, 1835
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Professional Paper
From all parts of this axis radiate narrow, finer, possibly coriaceous bracts, or something of the kind, that aro now concave or possibly they were tubular like the calcyces of the heads of certain menthaceous plants such as Monarda.
‎1926
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Professional paper - United States Geological Survey
From all parts of this axis radiate narrow, finer, possibly coriaceous bracts, or something of the kind, that are now concave or possibly they were tubular like the calcyces of the heads of certain menthaceous plants such as Monarda.
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1926
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Roget's Descriptive Word Finder
... blossoming inrooted: deeply rooted juglandaceous: pertaining to walnuts and hickories lichen: a cryptogamous plant that grows on trees, rocks, often as a fungus ligneous: like wood; woody menthaceous: minty monoecious: hermaphroditic; ...
Barbara Kipfer, 2003
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The Standard Illustrated Book of Facts: A Comprehensive ...
A genus of a menthaceous tribe of the Labiatee, Nepeta ciliaris is used in India in sherbet for fevers and coughs; Nepeta ruderalis has reputed virtues of a cardiac tonic; Nepeta cataria is the cat mint. See Mentha. Nepos, Cornelius. A Roman ...
Harry Thurston Peck, 1912
8
The Physician Examines the Bible
Balm — Any of the genus Melissa of menthaceous plants (fragrant plants-mints) ; the resinous exudation from balsam yielding trees ; the gum of Pistacia lentiscus, or of Balsamodendron opobalsamum. The balm of Gilead of commerce, Mecca ...
C. Raimer Smith, 1950
9
Microentomology: Contributions to Entomology from the ...
Specimens from undetermined host, Armuelles, Panama; Spondias sp., Jalisco, State of Nayarit, Mexico; Composite and Menthaceous shrub, Hacienda San Antonio, near Colima, State of Colima, Mexico, and undetermined host, Tonila, State ...
‎1943
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Torreya
The habit recalls another menthaceous genus Zizyphora of the Mediterranean region and central Asia, especially such species as Zizyphora tenuior L. of Persia which has the flowers arranged in close-set "verticel- lasters" in the manner of the  ...
‎1936

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