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Definition of Bugleweed
1. Noun. A mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers; eastern United States.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Lycopus, Lycopus
2. Noun. Any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Ajuga, Genus Ajuga
Specialized synonyms: Ajuga Reptans, Creeping Bugle, Ajuga Genevensis, Blue Bugle, Erect Bugle, Ajuga Pyramidalis, Pyramid Bugle, Ajuga Chamaepitys, Ground Pine, Yellow Bugle
Definition of Bugleweed
1. n. A plant of the Mint family and genus Lycopus; esp. L. Virginicus, which has mild narcotic and astringent properties, and is sometimes used as a remedy for hemorrhage.
Definition of Bugleweed
1. Noun. An aromatic herb with small white flowers, ''Lycopus virginicus''; water horehound ¹
2. Noun. Any of a group of herbs used for ground cover; bugle ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bugleweed
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Medical Definition of Bugleweed
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Bugleweed
Literary usage of Bugleweed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Organic materia medica: Including the Standard Remedies of the Leading by Parke, Davis & Company (1888)
"Bitter Bugle, European bugleweed. Properties,—Tonic and alterative, exercising
its influence most ... Fluid Extract Bitter bugleweed.—Miscible with water. ..."
2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William MacKinley Klein (1993)
"Ajuga genevensis L. bugleweed Herbaceous perennial Cultivated and rarely escaped to
... Ajuga reptans L. Carpet bugleweed Herbaceous perennial Escaped from ..."
3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Ajuga genevensis L. bugleweed Herbaceous perennial Cultivated and rarely escaped to
... Ajuga reptans L. Carpet bugleweed Herbaceous perennial Escaped from ..."
4. Journal of Materia Medica (1870)
"(bugleweed.} Sedative, tonic, astringent and narcotic. Used successfully in
incipient phthisis, hemoptysis and other hemorrhages. ..."
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