pennyroyal
Plural: pennyroyals
Noun
- Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil
- erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine
- Mentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellent.
- A traditional old well-known song, especially a spiritual folksong.
Origin / Etymology
Apparently an alteration (after penny) of Anglo-Norman puliol royal, from Latin pūlegium.
Synonyms
American pennyroyal, European pennyroyal, Hedeoma pulegioides, Mentha pulegium, mosquito plant, pennyrile, pudding grass, squaw mint
Scrabble Score: 18
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