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Definition of: pennyroyal
(pen′ē·roi′əl) noun
1. A low, erect, branching, strong–scented American herb (Hedeoma pulegioides) of the mint family, yielding the oil of pennyroyal used in medicine.
2. A species of European mint (Mentha pulegium) resembling the American pennyroyal in taste, odor, and uses. [Alter. of earlier pulyole ryale <AF puliol real <L pulegium fleabane + regale royal]
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