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ˌpɛn iˈrɔɪ əlpen·ny·roy·al

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pennyroyal, Mentha pulegiumnoun

    Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil

  2. pennyroyal, American pennyroyal, Hedeoma pulegioidesnoun

    erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine

Wiktionary

  1. pennyroyalnoun

    A plant of the mint family, Mentha pulegium, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellant.

  2. Etymology: Apparently an alteration (after penny) of puliol royal, from pulegium.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Pennyroyal ornoun

    pudding grass. Pennyroyal hath a labiated flower consisting of one leaf, whose upper lip or crest is entire, but the lower lip or beard is divided into three parts; out of the flower cup rises the pointal attended by four embryos, which afterwards become so many seeds: to which may be added, that the flowers grow in short thick whorles. Philip Miller

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  1. pennyroyal

    Pennyroyal refers to a small mint plant with aromatic leaves that are used for flavoring and in traditional herbal medicine. It is known scientifically as Mentha pulegium and is native to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. It's important to note that despite its medicinal uses, pennyroyal can be toxic in large quantities.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pennyroyalnoun

    an aromatic herb (Mentha Pulegium) of Europe; also, a North American plant (Hedeoma pulegioides) resembling it in flavor

  2. Etymology: [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.]

Wikidata

  1. Pennyroyal

    Mentha pulegium, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. Crushed Pennyroyal leaves exhibit a very strong fragrance similar to spearmint. Pennyroyal is a traditional culinary herb, folk remedy, and abortifacient. The essential oil of pennyroyal is used in aromatherapy, and is also high in pulegone, a highly toxic volatile organic compound affecting liver and uterine function.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Pennyroyal

    pen′i-roi-al, n. a species of mint, much in use in domestic medicine, in the form of a warm infusion, to promote perspiration and as an emmenagogue. [Corr. from old form pulial, which is traced through O. Fr. to L. puleium regium, the plant pennyroyal—pulex, a flea.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pennyroyal in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pennyroyal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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