alehoof

Noun

Synonyms: ground ivy field balm gill-over-the-ground runaway robin Glechoma hederaceae Nepeta hederaceae

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

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 NepetaSynonyms: ground ivy field balm gill-over-the-ground runaway robin Glechoma hederaceae Nepeta hederaceae

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Alehoof \Ale"hoof`\ ([=a]l"h[=oo]f`), n. [AS. h[=o]fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, ground ivy, "in old MSS. heyhowe, heyoue, haihoue, halehoue." --Prior.] Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma). [1913 Webster]