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MENTHA PİPERİTA Peppermint (Mentha × piperita, also known as Mentha balsamea Wild.) is a hybrid mint, a cross between watermint and spearmint.Indigenous to Europe and the Middle East, the plant is now widely spread and cultivated in many regions of the world. It is occasionally found in the wild with its parent species. LEAF English Name: Mint Turkish Name: Nane Estonian Name: Piparmünt Portugal Name: Hortelã Latin Name: Mentha Piperita FLOWER