Definition of pennyroyal Pennyroyal
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NounPlural: pennyroyals |
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| pennyroyal - erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine | ||
| American pennyroyal, Hedeoma pulegioides | ||
| herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities | ||
| genus hedeoma, hedeoma small genus of American herbs (American pennyroyal) | ||
| pennyroyal - Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil | ||
| Mentha pulegium | ||
| mint a plant where money is coined by authority of the government | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pennyroyal (n.)
An aromatic herb (Mentha Pulegium) of Europe; also, a North American plant (Hedeoma pulegioides) resembling it in flavor.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pennyroyal
pen′i-roi-al, n. a species of mint, much in use in domestic medicine, in the form of a warm infusion, to promote perspiration and as an emmenagogue. [Corr. from old form pulial, which is traced through O. Fr. to L. puleium regium, the plant pennyroyal—pulex, a flea.]
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🔤- pennyroyal, noun, singular of pennyroyals.
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