资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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}.

Pudding \Pud"ding\, n. [Cf. F. boudin black pudding, sausage, L.
   botulus, botellus, a sausage, G. & Sw. pudding pudding, Dan.
   podding, pudding, LG. puddig thick, stumpy, W. poten, potten,
   also E. pod, pout, v.]
   1. A species of food of a soft or moderately hard
      consistence, variously made, but often a compound of flour
      or meal, with milk and eggs, etc.

            And solid pudding against empty praise. --Pope.

   2. Anything resembling, or of the softness and consistency
      of, pudding.

   3. An intestine; especially, an intestine stuffed with meat,
      etc.; a sausage. --Shak.

   4. Any food or victuals.

            Eat your pudding, slave, and hold your tongue.
                                                  --Prior.

   5. (Naut.) Same as {Puddening}.

   {Pudding grass} (Bot.), the true pennyroyal ({Mentha
      Pulegium}), formerly used to flavor stuffing for roast
      meat. --Dr. Prior.

   {Pudding pie}, a pudding with meat baked in it. --Taylor
      (1630).

   {Pudding pipe} (Bot.), the long, cylindrical pod of the
      leguminous tree {Cassia Fistula}. The seeds are separately
      imbedded in a sweetish pulp. See {Cassia}.

   {Pudding sleeve}, a full sleeve like that of the English
      clerical gown. --Swift.

   {Pudding stone}. (Min.) See {Conglomerate}, n., 2.

   {Pudding time}.
      (a) The time of dinner, pudding being formerly the dish
          first eaten. [Obs.] --Johnson.
      (b) The nick of time; critical time. [Obs.]

                Mars, that still protects the stout, In pudding
                time came to his aid.             --Hudibras.

资料来源 : WordNet®

Mentha pulegium
     n : Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and
         ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil [syn: {pennyroyal}]