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pennyroyaln.Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: puliol royal n. Etymology: Apparently an alteration of puliol royal n. after penny n., perhaps by association with pennywort n. (which does not, however, denote the same plant), or perhaps via a shortened form of puliol n. (perhaps compare French regional (Walloon) poli). the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > pennyroyal the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > medicine composed of a plant > [noun] > plant used in medicine > specific plant > pennyroyal α. 1530 J. Palsgrave 253/1 Penneryall an herbe, poulliot. ?1550 H. Llwyd tr. Pope John XXI sig. Q.iiiiv Leaves of Rue, Tyme, Organe, Pennyrial. 1573 T. Tusser (new ed.) f. 39v Peneriall. 1657 C. Beck sig. I7v Penirial herb. β. 1541 T. Elyot (new ed.) 58 b Maioram, Peny~royall.1597 J. Gerard ii. 545 Our common Pennie roiall.1607 E. Topsell 250 One ounce of Time, one ounce of Peniroyall.1671 W. Salmon iii. xxii. 422 Penyroyal..good against cold and affections of the Nerves and Joynts.1736 N. Bailey 459 Penny royal is..of a sharp bitter taste.1853 A. Soyer 73 They may be seasoned with pepper, pennyroyal, honey, or sun-made wine.1922 H. S. Salt x. 83 The muddy pool is full of one of the rarer mints—penny-royal.1992 Autumn 14/2 In Hertfordshire, the loss of springs, winterbournes and wet meadows has led to the extinction from the county of 20 species of plants, including marsh cinquefoil, pennyroyal, [etc.].1994 30 June 702/3 Pennyroyal, an aromatic mint plant (Mentha pulegium L.), was considered to be an abortifacient in ancient and mediaeval times.the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > labiate plant or plants > [noun] > mock pennyroyal 1538 T. Elyot Tragoriganon, an herbe whiche I suppose, is callyd Peny royalle growyng wylde. 1548 W. Turner sig. B.vv It maye be called in englishe Paules Betony or wodde Peny ryal. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens ii. lxxv. 247 There be three sortes of Calamynt... The second kinde which is called wild Penny~ryall, hath also square stalkes couered with softe Cotton, and almost creeping by the ground. 1630 F. Higginson 8 Divers excellent Pot-herbs grow abundantly among the Grasse, as..Penyroyall, Wintersauerie, Sorrel [etc.]. 1698 G. Thomas 21 [There are] most sorts of Saladings..in great plenty also, as..Penny-Royal and Purslain. 1760 J. Lee App. 322 Virginian Penny-royal, Satureia. 1785 M. Cutler in 1 463 Trichostema... Wild Lavender. Great Pennyroyal. 1832 L. M. Child 115 Some make a decoction of indigo-weed, and other of pennyroyal, and bathe horses with it, to defend them from insects. 1844 J. Sappington & F. Stith xvi. 196 The European or American pennyroyal. 1858 H. W. Longfellow viii Over the pastures..made fragrant by sweet penny-royal. 1908 42 684 The leaves of the American pennyroyal (Hedeoma pulegioides) is smoked by the boys in some parts of Ohio. 1931 W. N. Clute 144 Practically the only pennyroyal we know of in America is a little plant of the mint family (Hedeoma pulegioides) which inhabits dry hillsides and makes its presence known, when trod upon, by a strong aromatic odor. 2003 9 June 79/2 Beside him in the shade, pink mountain pennyroyal—to his south, white angelica. Compounds 1811–12 W. J. Titford 77 Penny Royal Tree, Satureja Viminea... A shrub with an upright stem. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore II. 860/1 Pennyroyal-tree, Satureja viminea. the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > decoction or infusion > [noun] > aqueous decoction or infusion > specific 1699 tr. 501 Take of the Water of Piony Flowers two Ounces, Pennyroyal-water an Ounce. 1761 T. Ford in M. Delany (1861) III. 629 [She] took a cup with pennyroyal water in her own hand. 1855 ‘E. S. Delamer’ 132 Pennyroyal water was formerly much distilled as an antidote to spasmodic, nervous, and hysterical affections. 1992 C. Hardyment iii. 44 Orange, wormwood, lavender, cinnamon, pennyroyal and strawberry water were all made by bruising the leaves of flowers and then infusing them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1530 |