Found 2 items, similar to pennyroyal.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pennyroyal pennyroyal n 1: Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil [syn: Mentha pulegium ] 2: erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine [syn: American pennyroyal , Hedeoma pulegioides]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pennyroyal 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.] (Bot.) An aromatic herb (Mentha Pulegium) of Europe; also, a North American plant (Hedeoma pulegioides) resembling it in flavor. [1913 Webster] Bastard pennyroyal (Bot.) See Blue curls, under Blue. [1913 Webster]