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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.
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)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alehoof
Literary usage of Alehoof
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Southey's Common-place Book by Robert Southey (1876)
"alehoof, or ground-ivy, is in my opinion, of the most excellent aud most general
use and virtues of any plants we have among us. ..."
2. The Works of Sir William Temple, Bart. by William Temple (1814)
"Besides, if there be a specific remedy or prevention of the stone, I take it to
be the constant use of alehoof-ale, whereof I have known several experiences ..."
3. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller (1912)
"Thus, we learn that alehoof or ground-ivy is "most sovereign for the eyes"
and "admirable in Frenzies" and that the constant use of alehoof ale is a ..."
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