Ju·lep n.
 1. A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs; especially Med., a sweet, demulcent, acidulous, or mucilaginous mixture, used as a vehicle.
    Honey in woods, juleps in brooks.   --H. Vaughan.
 2. An alcoholic beverage composed of brandy, whisky, or some other spirituous liquor, with sugar, pounded ice, and sprigs of mint; -- called also mint julep. [U.S.]

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 Mint n.  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.


 mint julep
      n : bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice [syn: julep]