bugleweed

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: bugleweed

1	n	a mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers; eastern United States
2	n	any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: bugleweed

Type of:: herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; Ajuga reptans, creeping bugle
low rhizomatous European carpeting plant having spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in parts of United States; Ajuga genevensis, blue bugle, erect bugle
upright rhizomatous perennial with bright blue flowers; southern Europe; Ajuga pyramidalis, pyramid bugle
European evergreen carpeting perennial; Ajuga chamaepitys, ground pine, yellow bugle
low-growing annual with yellow flowers dotted red; faintly aromatic of pine resin; Europe, British Isles and North Africa

Type of:: herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

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