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an essential oil derived from pennyroyal (q.v.); its use as an abortifacient has caused death.Medical dictionary. 2011.
pennyroyal oil — noun 1. oil from European pennyroyal having an odor like mint; used chiefly in soaps • Hypernyms: ↑oil • Substance Holonyms: ↑pennyroyal, ↑Mentha pulegium 2. aromatic oil from American pennyroyal • Syn: ↑hedeoma oil … Useful english dictionary
Pennyroyal — Pennyrile redirects here. For the Kentucky region, see Pennyroyal Plateau. For the Kentucky highway, see Pennyrile Parkway. Pennyroyal Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
pennyroyal — A name in folk medicine given to Mentha pulegium (an aromatic p.), or to Hedeoma pulegeoides (American p.) (family Labiatae); an aromatic stimulant formerly used as an emmenagogue. * * * pen·ny·roy·al .pen ē rȯi( ə)l, pen i .rīl n any of several … Medical dictionary
pennyroyal — [pen′ē roi΄əl, pen΄ē roi′əl] n. [altered < earlier pulyol ryal < Anglo Fr puliol real < OFr poliol, pouliol (< L puleium: infl. by assoc. with pulegium, fleabane < ?) + real,ROYAL] 1. a strongly scented, perennial European mint… … English World dictionary
pennyroyal — /pɛniˈrɔɪəl/ (say penee royuhl) noun any of several herbaceous plants, as the Eurasian pennyroyal, Mentha pulegium, or the American mock pennyroyal, Hedeoma pulegioides, used medicinally and yielding a pungent aromatic oil. {penny (? alteration… …
pennyroyal — /pen ee roy euhl/, n. 1. an aromatic Old World plant, Mentha pulegium, of the mint family, having clusters of small purple flowers and yielding a pungent essential oil used medicinally and as an insect repellent. 2. Also called mock pennyroyal. a … Universalium
oil — An inflammable liquid, of fatty consistency and unctuous feel, which is insoluble in water, soluble or insoluble in alcohol, and freely soluble in ether. Oils are variously classified as animal … Medical dictionary
pennyroyal — noun Etymology: probably alteration of Anglo French puliol real, from puliol pennyroyal (ultimately from Latin puleium) + real royal Date: 1530 1. a European perennial mint (Mentha pulegium) with small aromatic leaves 2. an aromatic North… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pennyroyal — noun A plant of the mint family. The oil is used as a natural flea repellent for pets … Wiktionary
hedeoma oil — noun aromatic oil from American pennyroyal • Syn: ↑pennyroyal oil • Hypernyms: ↑oil • Substance Holonyms: ↑pennyroyal, ↑American pennyroyal, ↑Hedeoma pulegioides * * * … Useful english dictionary
