bastard pennyroyal

Meanings

nounbastard pennyroyal (uncountable)

Plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae), native to North America and having a pennyroyal-like scent, including:
1. uncountableBluecurls (Trichostema dichotomum, native to the eastern US.
2. uncountableA 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.
3. uncountableMustang mint, mustang monardella (Monardella lanceolata), native to California and Baja California.

nounaromatic plant of the eastern United States

Similar

Trichostema dichotomum

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