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Definition of Alehoof
1. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Field Balm, Gill-over-the-ground, Glechoma Hederaceae, Ground Ivy, Nepeta Hederaceae, Runaway Robin
Group relationships: Genus Glechoma, Glechoma
Generic synonyms: Vine
Group relationships: Genus Glechoma, Glechoma
Generic synonyms: Vine
Definition of Alehoof
1. n. Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma).
Definition of Alehoof
1. Noun. ground-ivy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Alehoof
1. Origin: AS. Hfe ground ivy; the first part is perh. A corruption: cf. OE. Heyhowe hedgehove, ground ivy, "in old MSS. Heyhowe, heyoue, haihoue, halehoue." . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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