noun
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, ↑gill-over-the-ground, ↑runaway robin, ↑Glechoma hederaceae, ↑Nepeta hederaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑vine
• Member Holonyms: ↑Glechoma, ↑genus Glechoma
2. low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to Great Britain; naturalized in United States
• Syn: ↑lesser calamint, ↑Calamintha nepeta, ↑Calamintha nepeta glantulosa, ↑Satureja nepeta, ↑Satureja calamintha glandulosa
• Hypernyms: ↑calamint
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noun1. : a European perennial savory (Satureia nepeta) naturalized in the United States and having stiff branches and axillary clusters of lilac or violet flowers
2. : ground ivy
Useful english dictionary. 2012.