Pennyroyal

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pennyroyal \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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Bastard pennyroyal} (Bot.) See {Blue curls}, under {Blue}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pennyroyal
       n 1: Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and
            ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil [syn: {Mentha
            pulegium}]
       2: erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue
          flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect
          repellent and sometimes in folk medicine [syn: {American
          pennyroyal}, {Hedeoma pulegioides}]