Alehoof
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 ground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea) uncountable
- 2 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 wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English ale-hōve from ale (it was used in beer and ale before the introduction of hops) + hōve (“ground-ivy”) (from Old English hōfe (“ground-ivy”)).
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