noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   ground ivy uncountable
2. 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

Synonyms

All synonyms

alehooffield balmglechoma hederaceaglechoma hederaceaeground ivyground-ivy

Etymology

From the female name Gillian.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.