pennyroyal

Definition

Mentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellent.

Etymology

Apparently an alteration (after penny) of Anglo-Norman puliol royal, from Latin pūlegium.

Example Sentences

• "Dioscorides says that Pennyroyal makes thin, tough phlegm, warms the coldness of any part whereto it is applied, and digests raw or corrupt matter."
• "Offenbach and the old college airs, song and dance tunes and pennyroyals, formed the staples for the introduction of hits on manners and times."
• "The singing in the schoolhouse was more like that of one of the old-fashioned, large Yankee families gathered round the hearthstone and singing "pennyroyals" Sunday nights."

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