The Collaborative International Dictionary
Creeping Charlie
Creeping Charlie \Creep"ing Char"lie\ The stonecrop ( Sedum acre).
Wiktionary
creeping charlie
n. moneywort
WordNet
creeping Charlie
n. a loosestrife vine [syn: moneywort, creeping Jenny, Lysimachia nummularia]
Wikipedia
Creeping charlie
Creeping charlie is a common name for several species of flowering plants:
- Glechoma hederacea, also known as "ground ivy", in family Lamiaceae
- Malva sylvestris, also known as "common mallow" or "high mallow" or "tall mallow", in family Malvaceae
- Pilea nummulariifolia, in family Urticaceae
Usage examples of "creeping charlie".
We found the damp dirt-floored grotto beneath the verandah, reached by crawling between the hollyhocks, where only spidery dandelions tried to grow, and creeping Charlie, its crushed-mint smell mingling with cat spray and (once) the hot, sick stink of an alarmed garter snake.