Definition of Mentha pulegium

1. Noun. Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil.

Exact synonyms: Pennyroyal
Generic synonyms: Mint
Terms within: Pennyroyal Oil

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mentha Pulegium

Menomini
Menopon
Menopon gallinae
Menopon palladum
Menotti
Menotyphla
Mensa
Mensan
Mensans
Menshevik
Mentha aquatica
Mentha arvensis
Mentha citrata
Mentha longifolia
Mentha piperita
Mentha pulegium (current term)
Mentha rotundifolia
Mentha spicata
Mentha suaveolens
Menticirrhus
Menticirrhus americanus
Menticirrhus littoralis
Menticirrhus saxatilis
Menticirrhus undulatus
Mentor
Mentzelia
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Mentzelia lindleyi
Mentzelia livicaulis
Menuhin

Literary usage of Mentha pulegium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Medicines, their uses and mode of administration by John Moore Neligan (1864)
"Stimulant and carminative. Dose, min. x. to f3j. * Mentha pulegium. Pennyroyal. ... Mentha pulegium ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1887)
"... and the species name of Mentha pulegium, L., which is found in most parts of Europe, and in several countries of Asia and Africa. ..."

3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"The garden pennyroyal, Mentha pulegium, is a European perennial, used for seasoning. It is one of the PENNYROYAL of Europe, Mentha pulegium; of America, ..."

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