The difference between Pennyroyal and Savin

When used as nouns, pennyroyal means mentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellent, whereas savin means the evergreen shrub , endemic to europe, which yields a medicinal oil.


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  1. Pennyroyal as a noun:

    Mentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellent.

  1. Savin as a noun:

    The evergreen shrub , endemic to Europe, which yields a medicinal oil.

  2. Savin as a noun:

    The poisonous dried tips of this plant, with anthelmintic properties, used as a drug.

  3. Savin as a noun:

    The eastern red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, of eastern North America.

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