单词 | pennyroyal |
释义 | pennyroyal[ pen-ee-roi-uhl ] / ˌpɛn iˈrɔɪ əl / nounan aromatic Old World plant, Mentha pulegium, of the mint family, having clusters of small purple flowers and yielding a pungent essential oil used medicinally and as an insect repellent. Also called mock pennyroyal. a similar, related plant, Hedeoma pulegioides, of eastern North America, having bluish flowers growing from the leaf axils. any of several other aromatic plants of the mint family. Origin of pennyroyal1520–30; penny + royal; replacing late Middle English puliol real<Anglo-French; Middle French poliol (<Latin *pūlēgiōlum, diminutive of pūlēgium pennyroyal) + real, earlier form of royal Words nearby pennyroyalpenny-farthing, penny loafer, penny pincher, penny-pinching, penny post, pennyroyal, penny shares, penny stock, pennyweight, penny whistle, penny-wise Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pennyroyalBritish Dictionary definitions for pennyroyalpennyroyal / (ˌpɛnɪˈrɔɪəl) / nouna Eurasian plant, Mentha pulegium, with hairy leaves and small mauve flowers, that yields an aromatic oil used in medicine: family Lamiaceae (labiates) Also called: mock pennyroyal a similar and related plant, Hedeoma pulegioides, of E North America Word Origin for pennyroyalC16: variant of Anglo-Norman puliol real, from Old French pouliol (from Latin pūleium pennyroyal) + real royal Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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