Front | pennyroyal |
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Back | pennyroyal [ˌpεnɪˈrɔɪəl] n 薄荷类 1) a Eurasian plant, Mentha pulegium, with hairy leaves and small mauve flowers, that yields an aromatic oil used in medicine: family Lamiaceae (labiates) 2) Also called: mock pennyroyal a similar and related plant, Hedeoma pulegioides, of E North America • Etymology: C16 variant of Anglo-Norman puliol real, from Old French pouliol (from Latin pūleium pennyroyal) + real ROYAL |
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