HyperDic: american_pennyroyal

English > 1 sense of the expression American pennyroyal:
NOUNplantAmerican pennyroyal, pennyroyal, Hedeoma pulegioideserect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers
English > American pennyroyal: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningErect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine.
Synonymspennyroyal, Hedeoma pulegioides
Member ofHedeoma, genus Hedeomasmall genus of American herbs (American pennyroyal)
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Substancespennyroyal oil, hedeoma oilaromatic oil from American pennyroyal
Spanishhedeoma pulegioides
Catalanhedeoma pulegioides, poliol

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