Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pennyroyal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
{Bastard pennyroyal} (Bot.) See {Blue curls}, under {Blue}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
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