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gill-over-the-ground

DEFINITIONS OF: gill-over-the-ground

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n 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

Synonyms:
Glechoma hederaceae, Nepeta hederaceae, alehoof, field balm, ground ivy, runaway robin
Type of:
vine
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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