pennyroyal
UK/pɛ̝nɪˈɹɔɪ̯əl/
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pennyroyal noun: mentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellent.
Noun
pennyroyal (plural pennyroyals)
- Mentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellent.
- Dioscorides says that Pennyroyal makes thin, tough phlegm, warms the coldness of any part whereto it is applied, and digests raw or corrupt matter.1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 216
- I'm on warm milk and laxatives / Cherry-flavored antacids / Sit and drink Pennyroyal tea / Distill the life that's inside of me / Sit and drink Pennyroyal tea / I'm anemic royalty1993, “Pennyroyal Tea”, in In Utero, performed by Nirvana
- Synonyms:
- European pennyroyal, pennyrile, pudding grass, mosquito plant, squaw mint
- A traditional old well-known song, especially a spiritual folksong.
- Offenbach and the old college airs, song and dance tunes and pennyroyals, formed the staples for the introduction of hits on manners and times.1878 December, “He Playing She”, in The Elocutionist's Journal, number 22, page 4
- 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.1890 October 6, Arthur A. Putnam, “Recollections of the Church Choirs of North Danvers”, in Historic Collections of the Danvers Society
Proper noun capitalized: Pennyroyal
Pennyroyal
- A locality in the Shire of Colac Otway and the Surf Coast Shire, south western Victoria, Australia
pennyroyal meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Persian
pennyroyal in Tamil
- பெனிறோயல்
pennyroyal in Arabic
- Mentha pulegium
- فُوذَنَج fūḏanaj, فْلِيُّو fliyyū, نَعْنَاع بَرِّي naʕnāʕ barrī
pennyroyal in Persian
- Mentha pulegium
- پونه pune, رافونه râfune
Examples of pennyroyal in a sentence
- The sort of tune […] variously denominated "gospel song", "spiritual song", "pennyroyal",1905, Methodist Review, volume 87:
- However, three or four of the old "pennyroyals" seem to have stood the test of time.1910 October, The Brown Alumni Monthly, volume 11, page 74:
- Asking his subscribers to send him "old pennyroyal tunes" and "popular airs," he received many contributions from unknown personages, such as "a Shermantown friend," a "Mr.1987, Paul Gaarder Kaatrud, Revivalism and the Popular Spiritual Song in Mid-nineteenth Century America: 1830-1870:
Synonyms of pennyroyal
- European pennyroyal
- pennyrile
- pudding grass
- mosquito plant
- squaw mint
Forms of pennyroyal
| plural | pennyroyals |
|---|---|
| alternative form | penny royal |
Origin of pennyroyal
Apparently an alteration (after penny) of Anglo-Norman puliol royal, from Latin pūlegium.
Words formed from pennyroyal
Questions about pennyroyal
- What does pennyroyal mean?
- Pennyroyal means mentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellent.
- What is pennyroyal in Tamil?
- Pennyroyal in Tamil is பெனிறோயல். See Pennyroyal meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use pennyroyal in a sentence?
- The sort of tune […] variously denominated "gospel song", "spiritual song", "pennyroyal",
- What part of speech is pennyroyal?
- Pennyroyal can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce pennyroyal?
- Pennyroyal is pronounced /pɛ̝nɪˈɹɔɪ̯əl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pennyroyal?
- The plural of pennyroyal is pennyroyals.
Words near pennyroyal in the dictionary
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