pennyroyal
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pennyroyal¹
- /pɛ̝nɪˈɹɔɪ̯əl/ UK
- /pɛnɪjˈɹojəl/ British, Multicultural London English, Southern
Where it comes from
Apparently an alteration (after penny) of Anglo-Norman puliol royal, from Latin pūlegium.
noun pennyroyals · penny royal
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Mentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellent.
Dioscorides says that Pennyroyal makes thin, tough phlegm, warms the coldness of any part whereto it is applied, and digests raw or corrupt matter.
Similar: European pennyroyal, pennyrile, pudding grass, mosquito plant, squaw mint
- A traditional old well-known song, especially a spiritual folksong. Offenbach and the old college airs, song and dance tunes and pennyroyals, formed the staples for the introduction of hits on manners and times.
Pennyroyal²
proper noun
- A locality in the Shire of Colac Otway and the Surf Coast Shire, south western Victoria, Australia
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noun Mentha pulegium
| Español | poleo |
|---|---|
| Português | poejo |
| Deutsch | Polei, Poleiminze, Flohkraut |
| Ελληνικά | φλησκούνι fliskoúni |
| Русский | мя́та боло́тная mjáta bolótnaja, мя́та бло́шница mjáta blóšnica |
| العربية | فُوذَنَج fūḏanaj, فْلِيُّو fliyyū, نَعْنَاع بَرِّي naʕnāʕ barrī |
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title = {pennyroyal},
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