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name
A locality in the Shire of Colac Otway and the Surf Coast Shire, south western Victoria, Australia
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Mentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A traditional old well-known song, especially a spiritual folksong.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: American pennyroyal, Hedeoma pulegioides
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
noun
Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Mentha pulegium
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mint
History
Apparently an alteration (after penny) of Anglo-Norman puliol royal, from Latin pūlegium.
Across languages
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