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    PENNYROYAL OIL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Aromatic oil from American pennyroyalplay

    Synonyms:

    hedeoma oil; pennyroyal oil

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("pennyroyal oil" is a kind of...):

    oil (a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water)

    Holonyms ("pennyroyal oil" is a substance of...):

    American pennyroyal; Hedeoma pulegioides; pennyroyal (erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Oil from European pennyroyal having an odor like mint; used chiefly in soapsplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("pennyroyal oil" is a kind of...):

    oil (a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water)

    Holonyms ("pennyroyal oil" is a substance of...):

    Mentha pulegium; pennyroyal (Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil)

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