bu·gle·weed (by  g l-w d )n. 1. See bugle3. 2. See water horehound. [From Middle English bugle; see bugle3.] |
bugleweed [ˈbjuːgəlˌwiːd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called water horehound US any aromatic plant of the genus Lycopus, having small whitish or pale blue flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates) See also gipsywort
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for bugle2
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| Noun | 1. |  bugleweed - a mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers; eastern United Statesherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Lycopus, Lycopus - small genus of herbs of the mint family |
| 2. | bugleweed - any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests Ajuga, genus Ajuga - bugle 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, yellow bugle, ground pine - low-growing annual with yellow flowers dotted red; faintly aromatic of pine resin; Europe, British Isles and North Africa |
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