Definitions for: Pennyroyal

[n] erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine
[n] Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil

Webster (1913) Definition: Pen`ny*roy"al, n. [A corruption of OE. puliall
royal. OE. puliall is ultimately derived fr. L. puleium, or
pulegium regium (so called as being good against fleas), fr.
pulex a flea; and royal is a translation of L. regium, in
puleium regium.] (Bot.)
An aromatic herb (Mentha Pulegium) of Europe; also, a North
American plant (Hedeoma pulegioides) resembling it in
flavor.

Bastard pennyroyal (Bot.) See Blue curls, under Blue.

Synonyms: American pennyroyal, Hedeoma pulegioides, Mentha pulegium

See Also: genus Hedeoma, Hedeoma, hedeoma oil, herb, herbaceous plant, mint, pennyroyal oil

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