pennyroyal
pennyroyal · pennyroyals
мята болотная, мята блошница
Polei, Poleiminze, Flohkraut
Mentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal…Mentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellent.
/pɛ̝nɪˈɹɔɪ̯əl/
Meaning
2 sensesMentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellent.
Polei, Poleiminze, Flohkraut
мя́та боло́тнаяmjáta bolótnaja, мя́та бло́шницаmjáta blóšnica
(obsolete)A traditional old well-known song, especially a spiritual folksong.
More definitions
- erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine
- Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil
Translations
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Origin
Apparently an alteration (after penny) of Anglo-Norman puliol royal, from Latin pūlegium.Apparently an alteration (after penny) of Anglo-Norman puliol royal, from Latin pūlegium.
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Forms
plural: pennyroyalsSynonyms
7 synonymsspecies:pudding grassmosquito plantEuropean pennyroyalpennyrile
Close in meaning
- erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine:American pennyroyalHedeoma pulegioides
- Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil:Mentha pulegium
Word family
3 related wordsDerivedhart's pennyroyal