mint bush
noun
an aromatic shrub of the genus Prostanthera with a mintlike odour: family Lamiaceae (labiates): native to Australia
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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Words nearby mint bush
minstrel, minstrel show, minstrelsy, mint, mintage, mint bush, mint condition, in, minted, Mintezol, mint family, Minthe
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