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   pennyroyal
         n 1: Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and
               ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil [syn: {pennyroyal},
               {Mentha pulegium}]
         2: erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue
            flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent
            and sometimes in folk medicine [syn: {pennyroyal}, {American
            pennyroyal}, {Hedeoma pulegioides}]

English Dictionary: pennyroyal by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pennyroyal oil
n
  1. oil from European pennyroyal having an odor like mint; used chiefly in soaps
  2. aromatic oil from American pennyroyal
    Synonym(s): pennyroyal oil, hedeoma oil
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pennyroyal \Pen`ny*roy"al\, n. [A corruption of OE. puliall
      royal. OE. puliall is ultimately derived fr. L. puleium, or
      pulegium regium (so called as being good against fleas), fr.
      pulex a flea; and royal is a translation of L. regium, in
      puleium regium.] (Bot.)
      An aromatic herb ({Mentha Pulegium}) of Europe; also, a North
      American plant ({Hedeoma pulegioides}) resembling it in
      flavor.
  
      {Bastard pennyroyal} (Bot.) See {Blue curls}, under {Blue}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pin \Pin\, n. [OE. pinne, AS. pinn a pin, peg; cf. D. pin, G.
      pinne, Icel. pinni, W. pin, Gael. & Ir. pinne; all fr. L.
      pinna a pinnacle, pin, feather, perhaps orig. a different
      word from pinna feather. Cf. {Fin} of a fish, {Pen} a
      feather.]
      1. A piece of wood, metal, etc., generally cylindrical, used
            for fastening separate articles together, or as a support
            by which one article may be suspended from another; a peg;
            a bolt.
  
                     With pins of adamant And chains they made all fast.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      2. Especially, a small, pointed and headed piece of brass or
            other wire (commonly tinned), largely used for fastening
            clothes, attaching papers, etc.
  
      3. Hence, a thing of small value; a trifle.
  
                     He . . . did not care a pin for her.   --Spectator.
  
      4. That which resembles a pin in its form or use; as:
            (a) A peg in musical instruments, for increasing or
                  relaxing the tension of the strings.
            (b) A linchpin.
            (c) A rolling-pin.
            (d) A clothespin.
            (e) (Mach.) A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a
                  part of which serves as a journal. See Illust. of
                  {Knuckle joint}, under {Knuckle}.
            (f) (Joinery) The tenon of a dovetail joint.
  
      5. One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking
            cup to mark how much each man should drink.
  
      6. The bull's eye, or center, of a target; hence, the center.
            [Obs.] [bd]The very pin of his heart cleft.[b8] --Shak.
  
      7. Mood; humor. [Obs.] [bd]In merry pin.[b8] --Cowper.
  
      8. (Med.) Caligo. See {Caligo}. --Shak.
  
      9. An ornament, as a brooch or badge, fastened to the
            clothing by a pin; as, a Masonic pin.
  
      10. The leg; as, to knock one off his pins. [Slang]
  
      {Banking pin} (Horol.), a pin against which a lever strikes,
            to limit its motion.
  
      {Pin drill} (Mech.), a drill with a central pin or projection
            to enter a hole, for enlarging the hole, or for sinking a
            recess for the head of a bolt, etc.; a counterbore.
  
      {Pin grass}. (Bot.) See {Alfilaria}.
  
      {Pin hole}, a small hole made by a pin; hence, any very small
            aperture or perforation.
  
      {Pin lock}, a lock having a cylindrical bolt; a lock in which
            pins, arranged by the key, are used instead of tumblers.
           
  
      {Pin money}, an allowance of money, as that made by a husband
            to his wife, for private and personal expenditure.
  
      {Pin rail} (Naut.), a rail, usually within the bulwarks, to
            hold belaying pins. Sometimes applied to the {fife rail}.
            Called also {pin rack}.
  
      {Pin wheel}.
            (a) A contrate wheel in which the cogs are cylindrical
                  pins.
            (b) (Fireworks) A small coil which revolves on a common
                  pin and makes a wheel of yellow or colored fire.
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