bugleweed

[ byoo-guh l-weed ]

/ ˈbyu gəlˌwid /

noun

a plant belonging to the genus Lycopus, of the mint family, especially L. virginicus, reputed to have medicinal properties.

ajuga.

Words nearby bugleweed

buggy, bughouse, bughouse square, buginese, bugle, bugleweed, bugloss, bugong, bugout, bugs, bugsha

Origin of bugleweed

First recorded in 1855–60; bugle² + weed¹

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British Dictionary definitions for bugleweed

bugleweed

/ (ˈbjuːɡəlˌwiːd) /

noun

Also called: water horehound US any aromatic plant of the genus Lycopus, having small whitish or pale blue flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)See also gipsywort

another name for bugle 2

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