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Sometimes placed in genus Nepeta
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alehoof
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta [syn: ground ivy , field balm , gill-over-the-ground , ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Alehoof \Ale"hoof`\ ([=a]l"h[=oo]f`), n. [AS. h[=o]fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, ground ivy, ``in old MSS. heyhowe, heyoue, haihoue, halehoue.'' --Prior.] Ground ivy ( Nepeta Glechoma ).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. ground-ivy
Usage examples of alehoof.
He speaks of some remedies which have since become more universally known: "Among the plants of our soyl, Sir William Temple singles out Five [Six] as being of the greatest virtue and most friendly to health: and his favorite plants, Sage, Rue, Saffron, Alehoof, Garlick, and Elder.