pennyroyal

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /pɛ̝nɪˈɹɔɪ̯əl/|/pɛnɪjˈɹojəl/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.
  2. A traditional old well-known song, especially a spiritual folksong. obsolete
    — Offenbach and the old college airs, song and dance tunes and pennyroyals, formed the staples for the introduction of hits on manners and times.

词形变化

pennyroyals plural penny royal alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
bastard pennyroyal hart's pennyroyal
相关词
American pennyroyal American false pennyroyal savin tansy

词源

Apparently an alteration (after penny) of Anglo-Norman puliol royal, from Latin pūlegium.
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