pennyroyal
an aromatic Old World plant, Mentha pulegium, of the mint family, having clusters of small purple flowers and yielding a pungent essential oil used medicinally and as an insect repellent.
Also called mock pennyroyal. a similar, related plant, Hedeoma pulegioides, of eastern North America, having bluish flowers growing from the leaf axils.
any of several other aromatic plants of the mint family.
Origin of pennyroyal
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How to use pennyroyal in a sentence
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The school year ended and pennyroyal, the “hired help,” who had been paying her annual visit to her sister, came back to the farm.
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British Dictionary definitions for pennyroyal
/ (ˌpɛnɪˈrɔɪəl) /
a Eurasian plant, Mentha pulegium, with hairy leaves and small mauve flowers, that yields an aromatic oil used in medicine: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
Also called: mock pennyroyal a similar and related plant, Hedeoma pulegioides, of E North America
Origin of pennyroyal
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