Category:Pennyroyal

Pen`ny*roy"al, n. Etym: [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.)

Defn: 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.