HyperDic: glechoma_hederaceae

English > 1 sense of the expression Glechoma hederaceae:
NOUNplantGlechoma hederaceae, ground ivy, alehoof, field balm, gill-over-the-ground, runaway robin, Nepeta hederaceaetrailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets
English > Glechoma hederaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningTrailing 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.
Synonymsground ivy, alehoof, field balm, gill-over-the-ground, runaway robin, Nepeta hederaceae
Member ofGlechoma, genus Glechomaground ivy
BroadervineA plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

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