NOUN | plant | runaway robin, ground ivy, alehoof, field balm, gill-over-the-ground, Glechoma hederaceae, Nepeta hederaceae | trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets |
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Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonyms | ground ivy, alehoof, field balm, gill-over-the-ground, Glechoma hederaceae, Nepeta hederaceae | |
Member of | Glechoma, genus Glechoma | ground ivy |
Broader | vine | A plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
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