bugleweed

bu·gle·weed

 (byo͞o′gəl-wēd′)

n.

1. See bugle³.

2. See water horehound.

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[From Middle English bugle; see bugle³.]

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bugleweed

(ˈbjuːɡəlˌwiːd)

n

1. (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. (Plants) another name for bugle²

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bu•gle•weed

(ˈbyu gəlˌwid)

n.

a plant belonging to the genus Lycopus, of the mint family, esp. L. virginicus.

[1855–60]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bugleweed - a mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers; eastern United States Lycopus virginicus herb, 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 bugle 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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Translations

bugle