English noun: pennyroyal | |||
1. | pennyroyal (plant) Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil | ||
Synonyms | Mentha pulegium | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mint | ||
Substance holonym | pennyroyal oil | ||
2. | pennyroyal (plant) erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine | ||
Synonyms | American pennyroyal, Hedeoma pulegioides | ||
Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant | ||
Member meronym | genus Hedeoma, Hedeoma | ||
Substance holonym | hedeoma oil, pennyroyal oil | ||