'Hedeoma pulegioides' definitions:
Definition of 'Hedeoma pulegioides'
(from WordNet)
noun
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, Hedeoma pulegioides]
Definition of 'Hedeoma pulegioides'
From: GCIDE
- Pennyroyal \Pen`ny*roy"al\, n. [A corruption of OE. puliall royal. OE. puliall is ultimately derived fr. L. puleium, or pulegium regium (so called as being good against fleas), fr. pulex a flea; and royal is a translation of L. regium, in puleium regium.] (Bot.) An aromatic herb (Mentha Pulegium) of Europe; also, a North American plant (Hedeoma pulegioides) resembling it in flavor. [1913 Webster]
- Bastard pennyroyal (Bot.) See Blue curls, under Blue. [1913 Webster]