bugleweed

bu·gle·weed

B0535900 (byo͞o′gəl-wēd′)n.1. See bugle³.2. See water horehound.

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[From Middle English bugle; see bugle³.]

bugleweed

(ˈbjuːɡəlˌwiːd) n1. (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 gipsywort2. (Plants) another name for bugle²

bu•gle•weed

(ˈbyu gəlˌwid)

n. a plant belonging to the genus Lycopus, of the mint family, esp. L. virginicus. [1855–60]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bugleweed - a mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers; eastern United StatesLycopus virginicusherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsgenus 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 coverbugleherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsAjuga, genus Ajuga - bugleAjuga reptans, creeping bugle - low rhizomatous European carpeting plant having spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in parts of United StatesAjuga genevensis, blue bugle, erect bugle - upright rhizomatous perennial with bright blue flowers; southern EuropeAjuga pyramidalis, pyramid bugle - European evergreen carpeting perennialAjuga chamaepitys, yellow bugle, ground pine - low-growing annual with yellow flowers dotted red; faintly aromatic of pine resin; Europe, British Isles and North Africa

Translations

bugle