MENTHA PULEGIUM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Mentha pulegium; pennyroyal

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Mentha pulegium" is a kind of...):

mint (any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers)

Meronyms (substance of "Mentha pulegium"):

pennyroyal oil (oil from European pennyroyal having an odor like mint; used chiefly in soaps)

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