pennyroyal

Definition of Pennyroyal in English :

Noun

Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil

mentha pulegium

2. american pennyroyal, hedeoma pulegioides, pennyroyal

erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pennyroyal

see synonyms of pennyroyal

noun

1.

a Eurasian plant, Mentha pulegium, with hairy leaves and small mauve flowers, that yields an aromatic oil used in medicine: family Lamiaceae (labiates)

2. Also called: mock pennyroyal

a similar and related plant, Hedeoma pulegioides, of E North America

Pennyroyal

see synonyms of pennyroyal

noun

1.

a strongly scented, perennial European mint (Mentha pulegium) with bluish-lavender flowers

2.

a similar North American mint (Hedeoma pulegioides) that yields an aromatic oil

Pennyroyal

see synonyms of pennyroyal

n.

1. A Eurasian mint (Mentha pulegium) having small lilac-blue flowers and ovate or nearly orbicular leaves that yield an essential oil formerly used medicinally and as an insect repellent.

2. An aromatic eastern North American mint (Hedeoma pulegioides) having purple-blue flowers and lanceolate to ovate leaves that yield a similar essential oil.

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