alehoof

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

alehoof
    n 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 Nepeta [syn: {ground ivy}, {alehoof},
         {field balm}, {gill-over-the-ground}, {runaway robin},
         {Glechoma hederaceae}, {Nepeta hederaceae}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

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