Pen·ny·roy·al n. Bot. 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.
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Hedeoma pulegioides
n : erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue
flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect
repellent and sometimes in folk medicine [syn: pennyroyal,
American pennyroyal]