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Definitions for Pennyroyal
[1] 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.
[2] Also called mock pennyroyal. a similar, related plant, Hedeoma pulegioides, of eastern North America, having bluish flowers growing from the leaf axils.
[3] any of several other aromatic plants of the mint family.
[4] a Eurasian plant, Mentha pulegium, with hairy leaves and small mauve flowers, that yields an aromatic oil used in medicine: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
[5] Also called: mock pennyroyal a similar and related plant, Hedeoma pulegioides, of E North America
Words nearby Pennyroyal
penny-farthing, penny-pinching, penny-wise, pennyboy, pennycress, pennyroyal, pennyweight, pennywort, pennyworth, penobscot, penobscot bay
Origin of Pennyroyal
1520–30; penny + royal; replacing late Middle English puliol real < Anglo-French; Middle French poliol (< Latin *pūlēgiōlum, diminutive of pūlēgium pennyroyal) + real, earlier form of royal
Word origin for Pennyroyal
C16: variant of Anglo-Norman puliol real, from Old French pouliol (from Latin pūleium pennyroyal) + real royal