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AMERICAN PENNYROYAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine
Synonyms:
American pennyroyal; Hedeoma pulegioides; pennyroyal
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("American pennyroyal" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Meronyms (substance of "American pennyroyal"):
hedeoma oil; pennyroyal oil (aromatic oil from American pennyroyal)
Holonyms ("American pennyroyal" is a member of...):
genus Hedeoma; Hedeoma (small genus of American herbs (American pennyroyal))
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