pudding grassn.
/ˈpʊdɪŋ ˌɡrɑːs/, /ˈpʊdɪŋ ˌɡras/, U.S. /ˈpʊdɪŋ ˌɡræs/ Now chiefly historical and English regional (northern).
The plant pennyroyal, Mentha pulegium, an ingredient in herb puddings and stuffings. Also (U.S. regional (west)): American pennyroyal, Hedeoma pulegoides (rare).
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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
1538 W. Turner Libellus de re Herbaria at Origanvm Herba quam uulgus appellat Peny ryall, aut puddynge gyrse.
1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 106v Puddyng grasse.
1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole 477 Pennyroyall..vsed to be put into puddings,..and therefore in diuers places they know it by no other name then Pudding-grasse.
1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 324 Pudding-grass, Mentha.
1897 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 10 53 Hedeoma pulegioides..pudding grass, West.
1944 Times 8 Apr. 1/7 Pudding Grass. Ideal for carpeting and adding warmth to salades.
1991 H. Pollard in C. A. Wilson Trad. Food E. & W. of Pennines 129 All puddings contain fresh pig's blood, groats, cubes of pork fat and seasoning, including penny royal or pudding grass.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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