ground pine

ground pine

n.

A club moss, especially Lycopodium obscurum or L. complanatum or a similar species. Also called ground cedar.

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ground pine

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a hairy plant, Ajuga chamaepitys, of Europe and N Africa, having two-lipped yellow flowers marked with red spots: family Lamiaceae (labiates). It smells of pine when crushed See also bugle²

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of certain North American club mosses, esp Lycopodium obscurum

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ground pine - any of several club mosses having long creeping stems and erect branches Christmas green club moss, club-moss, lycopod - primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles Lycopodium clavitum, running pine - a variety of club moss ground cedar, Lycopodium complanatum, staghorn moss - a variety of club moss ground fir, Lycopodium obscurum, princess pine, tree clubmoss - a variety of club moss foxtail grass, Lycopodium alopecuroides - ground pine thickly covered with bristly leaves; widely distributed in barren sandy or peaty moist coastal regions of eastern and southeastern United States
	2.	ground pine - low-growing annual with yellow flowers dotted red; faintly aromatic of pine resin; Europe, British Isles and North Africa Ajuga chamaepitys, yellow bugle bugle, bugleweed - any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover