<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>An aromatic Old World plant, <em>Mentha pulegium</em>, of the mint family, having clusters of small purple flowers and yielding a pungent essential oil used medicinally and as an insect repellent. Also called mock pennyroyal.</li><li>A similar, related plant, <em>Hedeoma pulegioides</em>, of eastern North America, having bluish flowers growing from the leaf axils.</li><li>Any of several other aromatic plants of the mint family.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>