bastard pennyroyal
English
Noun
bastard pennyroyal (uncountable)
- Plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae), native to North America and having a pennyroyal-like scent, including:
- Bluecurls (Trichostema dichotomum, native to the eastern US.
- A plant of species Trichostema setaceum (Trichostema lineare in older references), also native to the eastern US, which is usually qualified as linear-leaved or narrow bastard pennyroyal.
- Mustang mint, mustang monardella (Monardella lanceolata), native to California and Baja California.
References
- “pennyroyal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.