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单词 pennyroyal
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pennyroyaln.

Brit. /ˌpɛnɪˈrɔɪəl/, U.S. /ˌpɛniˈrɔɪ(ə)l/
Forms:

α. 1500s peneriall, 1500s penneryall, 1500s pennyrial, 1500s pennyryall, 1500s penyrial, 1500s penyryal, 1500s penyryall, 1600s penerial, 1600s penirial, 1600s peniriall, 1600s peniryal, 1600s pennirial, 1600s penniriall, 1600s pennyriall, 1600s penyriall.

β. 1500s pennieroiall, 1500s pennyroiall, 1500s pennyroyalle, 1500s penyeroyall, 1500s penyroyalle, 1500s–1600s peniroyall, 1500s–1600s pennieroyall, 1500s–1600s pennyroyall, 1500s–1600s penyroyal, 1500s–1600s penyroyall, 1600s peniroial, 1600s penyroiall, 1600s– pennyroyal, 1700s penniroyal.

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).
1. A small-leaved, creeping mint, Mentha pulegium, native to damp heaths and similar places in Europe and western Asia; (also) the fresh or dried leaves of this plant, formerly used medicinally and in cooking.
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pulegeeOE
organOE
hillwortc1000
pulegiumOE
wood-minta1300
puliol royalc1300
churchworta1400
puliol?a1425
pennyroyal1530
pudding grass1538
organy1540
organy1578
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
pulegiumOE
pennyroyal1530
pudding grass1538
α.
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 253/1 Penneryall an herbe, poulliot.
?1550 H. Llwyd tr. Pope John XXI Treasury of Healthe sig. Q.iiiiv Leaves of Rue, Tyme, Organe, Pennyrial.
1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) f. 39v Peneriall.
1657 C. Beck Universal Char. sig. I7v Penirial herb.
β. 1541 T. Elyot Castel of Helthe (new ed.) 58 b Maioram, Peny~royall.1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 545 Our common Pennie roiall.1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 250 One ounce of Time, one ounce of Peniroyall.1671 W. Salmon Synopsis Medicinæ iii. xxii. 422 Penyroyal..good against cold and affections of the Nerves and Joynts.1736 N. Bailey Dict. Domesticum 459 Penny royal is..of a sharp bitter taste.1853 A. Soyer Pantropheon 73 They may be seasoned with pepper, pennyroyal, honey, or sun-made wine.1922 H. S. Salt Call of Wildflower x. 83 The muddy pool is full of one of the rarer mints—penny-royal.1992 Nat. World 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 Nature 30 June 702/3 Pennyroyal, an aromatic mint plant (Mentha pulegium L.), was considered to be an abortifacient in ancient and mediaeval times.
2. Frequently with distinguishing word. Any of various aromatic plants, chiefly of the family Lamiaceae ( Labiatae), resembling this; (in later use) any plant of the North American genus Hedeoma (family Lamiaceae ( Labiatae)), esp. H. pulegoides (also American pennyroyal), used in herbal medicine.bastard pennyroyal, false pennyroyal, mock pennyroyal: see the first element.
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > labiate plant or plants > [noun] > mock pennyroyal
pennyroyal1538
mock pennyroyal1848
tick-weed1884
1538 T. Elyot Dict. Tragoriganon, an herbe whiche I suppose, is callyd Peny royalle growyng wylde.
1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. B.vv It maye be called in englishe Paules Betony or wodde Peny ryal.
1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 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 New-Englands Plantation 8 Divers excellent Pot-herbs grow abundantly among the Grasse, as..Penyroyall, Wintersauerie, Sorrel [etc.].
1698 G. Thomas Hist & Geogr. Acct. Pensilvania 21 [There are] most sorts of Saladings..in great plenty also, as..Penny-Royal and Purslain.
1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 322 Virginian Penny-royal, Satureia.
1785 M. Cutler in Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. 1 463 Trichostema... Wild Lavender. Great Pennyroyal.
1832 L. M. Child Frugal Housewife 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 Theory & Treatm. Fevers xvi. 196 The European or American pennyroyal.
1858 H. W. Longfellow Courtship Miles Standish viii Over the pastures..made fragrant by sweet penny-royal.
1908 Amer. Naturalist 42 684 The leaves of the American pennyroyal (Hedeoma pulegioides) is smoked by the boys in some parts of Ohio.
1931 W. N. Clute Common Names Plants 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 New Yorker 9 June 79/2 Beside him in the shade, pink mountain pennyroyal—to his south, white angelica.

Compounds

pennyroyal tree n. Obsolete rare serpentine savory, Satureja viminea, a scrambling shrub with mint-scented leaves, native to tropical America.
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1811–12 W. J. Titford Sketches Hortus Botanicus Americanus 77 Penny Royal Tree, Satureja Viminea... A shrub with an upright stem.
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 860/1 Pennyroyal-tree, Satureja viminea.
pennyroyal water n. now rare a liquid obtained by distillation from the leaves of pennyroyal, formerly used medicinally.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > decoction or infusion > [noun] > aqueous decoction or infusion > specific
barley waterc1320
oak-water?1523
hydrelaeon?1550
plantain-water1588
lily-water1599
napha water1600
cowslip-water1612
water of magnanimity1659
succory water1670
lime-water1682
onion-water1694
pennyroyal water1699
balm-water1712
forge-water1725
laurel-water1731
aqua mirabilis1736
tar-water1740
milk of lime1784
laurel-cherry water1787
fly-water1815
herb-water1886
1699 tr. Etmullerus Abridg'd 501 Take of the Water of Piony Flowers two Ounces, Pennyroyal-water an Ounce.
1761 T. Ford in M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) III. 629 [She] took a cup with pennyroyal water in her own hand.
1855 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Kitchen Garden 132 Pennyroyal water was formerly much distilled as an antidote to spasmodic, nervous, and hysterical affections.
1992 C. Hardyment Home Comfort 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).
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