pennyroyal
英 [penɪ'rɒɪəl]
美['pɛnə'rɔɪəl]
- n. 薄荷油
英英释义
- 1. Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil
- 2. erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine
英文词源
- pennyroyal (n.)
- herb, 1520s, alteration by folk etymology of Anglo-French puliol real; for second element see royal; first element ultimately from Latin puleium "thyme," of unknown origin.