pulegium

Latin

Alternative forms

pūlēium, pūledium, pullegium, pullēium, pulledium

Etymology

Probably from pūlex (flea), due to its traditional use as a flea repellant.

Noun

pūlegium n (genitive pūlegī); second declension

Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)

References

pulegium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
pulegium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
pulegium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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