pennyroyal
/ˌpenɪˈrɔɪəl/noun
1- either of two small-leaved plants of the mint family, used in herbal medicine薄荷, 薄荷类植物。
1.1
- A creeping Eurasian plant (Mentha pulegium), and American pennyroyal (Hedeoma pulegioides), family Labiatae.唇萼薄荷(拉丁名Mentha pulegium)和穗花薄荷(拉丁名Hedeoma pulegioides), 唇形科。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from Anglo-Norman French puliol (based on Latin pulegium 'thyme')+real 'royal'.