pennyroyal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.

name

A locality in the Shire of Colac Otway and the Surf Coast Shire, south western Victoria, Australia

/pɛ̝nɪˈɹɔɪ̯əl/ /pɛnɪjˈɹojəl/

pennyroyal pennyroyals penny royal

Apparently an alteration (after penny) of Anglo-Norman puliol royal, from Latin pūlegium.

European pennyroyal pennyrile pudding grass mosquito plant squaw mint

American pennyroyal American false pennyroyal savin tansy

bastard pennyroyal hart's pennyroyal

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