Identifying the type of mint. Just to confuse the picture even more, there is a chocolate mint which has purplish stolons. There are, in fact, hundreds of varieties of mint, some of which are commercially grown for oil extraction or for leaf drying, and a lot of which haven't even been given names, being known as Mint 341, etc.
Full Definition of WATERCOLOR. 1. : a paint of which the liquid is a water dispersion of the binding material (as glue, casein, or gum). 2. : the art or method of painting with watercolors. 3. : a picture or design executed in watercolors.
Gouache (gwash â rhymes with squash), also called opaque watercolor, is paint that is heavier than traditional transparent watercolors. Its use is centuries old.From the Italian âguazzoâ, meaning âwater paintâ, it appears to go back some 800 years, used originally to illuminate manuscripts.ouache (gwash â rhymes with squash), also called opaque watercolor, is paint that is heavier than traditional transparent watercolors. Its use is centuries old.