American pennyroyal

American pennyroyal
noun
erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine
Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Hedeoma, ↑genus Hedeoma
Substance Meronyms: ↑pennyroyal oil, ↑hedeoma oil

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  • American pennyroyal — amerikinė bitžolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Notrelinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Hedeoma pulegioides), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai). atitikmenys: lot. Hedeoma… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • pennyroyal oil — n a yellowish aromatic essential oil obtained from an American pennyroyal (Hedeoma pulegioides) and used as an insect repellent and in folk medicine as an emmenagogue, carminative, and stimulant called also hedeoma oil * * * an essential oil… …   Medical dictionary

  • Pennyroyal — Pennyrile redirects here. For the Kentucky region, see Pennyroyal Plateau. For the Kentucky highway, see Pennyrile Parkway. Pennyroyal Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • pennyroyal oil — noun 1. oil from European pennyroyal having an odor like mint; used chiefly in soaps • Hypernyms: ↑oil • Substance Holonyms: ↑pennyroyal, ↑Mentha pulegium 2. aromatic oil from American pennyroyal • Syn: ↑hedeoma oil …   Useful english dictionary

  • American false pennyroyal — amerikinė bitžolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Notrelinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Hedeoma pulegioides), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai). atitikmenys: lot. Hedeoma… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Pennyroyal — Pen ny*roy al, n. [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.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pennyroyal — [pen′ē roi΄əl, pen΄ē roi′əl] n. [altered < earlier pulyol ryal < Anglo Fr puliol real < OFr poliol, pouliol (< L puleium: infl. by assoc. with pulegium, fleabane < ?) + real,ROYAL] 1. a strongly scented, perennial European mint… …   English World dictionary

  • Pennyroyal Tea — Single infobox Name = Pennyroyal Tea Artist = Nirvana from Album = In Utero B side = I Hate Myself and Want to Die / Where Did You Sleep Last Night Released = 1994 Format = CD Recorded = 1993 Genre = Grunge Length = 3:36 Label = DGC Writer = Kurt …   Wikipedia

  • pennyroyal — /pɛniˈrɔɪəl/ (say penee royuhl) noun any of several herbaceous plants, as the Eurasian pennyroyal, Mentha pulegium, or the American mock pennyroyal, Hedeoma pulegioides, used medicinally and yielding a pungent aromatic oil. {penny (? alteration… …  

  • pennyroyal — A name in folk medicine given to Mentha pulegium (an aromatic p.), or to Hedeoma pulegeoides (American p.) (family Labiatae); an aromatic stimulant formerly used as an emmenagogue. * * * pen·ny·roy·al .pen ē rȯi( ə)l, pen i .rīl n any of several …   Medical dictionary

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