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pennyroyal, name for two similar plants of the family Labiatae (mint mint, in botany, common name for members of the Labiatae, a large family of chiefly annual or perennial herbs. Several species are shrubby or climbing forms or, rarely, small trees. ..... Click the link for more information. family), usually distinguished as true, or European, pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) and American, or mock, pennyroyal (Hedeoma pulegioides). Both have small bluish or purplish flowers in the leaf axils. The European pennyroyal is perennial and prostrate; the American is annual with numerous erect branches. Both contain a pungent oil said to be repellent to insects, especially fleas. The oil, obtained chiefly from the American pennyroyal, is used medicinally. Pennyroyal tea was an old domestic remedy. Other species of Hedeoma are sometimes called pennyroyal, but the false and bastard pennyroyals are different plants. Pennyroyals are classified in the division Magnoliophyta Magnoliophyta (măg'nōlēŏf`ətə) ..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Lamiales, family Labiatae. pennyroyal 1. a Eurasian plant, Mentha pulegium, with hairy leaves and small mauve flowers, that yields an aromatic oil used in medicine: family Lamiaceae (labiates) 2. a similar and related plant, Hedeoma pulegioides, of E North America How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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With the world events, we would like to give folks a rest from thinking about that for a while," says Para Rudd, activities supervisor at the Hopkinsville-Christian County Recreation Department, about April's Pennyrile Senior Games. CBT affiliates include: Citizens Bank & Trust Company in Paducah, Kentucky; Pennyrile Citizens Bank & Trust in Hopkinsville, Kentucky; The Bank of Marshall County in Benton, Kentucky; Graves County Bank in Mayfield, Kentucky; United Commonwealth Bank in Murray, Kentucky; and Fidelity Credit Corporation also in Paducah. Affiliates include: Citizens Bank & Trust Company in Paducah; Pennyrile Citizens Bank & Trust Company in Hopkinsville, Ky. |
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