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alehoof

alehoof noun: ground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea).

Noun

alehoof (uncountable)

  1. ground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea)

Origin of alehoof

From Middle English ale-hōve from ale (it was used in beer and ale before the introduction of hops) + hōve (“ground-ivy”) (from Old English hōfe (“ground-ivy”)).

Questions about alehoof

What does alehoof mean?
Alehoof means ground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea).
What part of speech is alehoof?
Alehoof is a noun.

Words near alehoof in the dictionary

  1. Alegre
  2. Alegres
  3. Alegria
  4. Alegría
  5. Aleh
  6. alehoof
  7. alehouse
  8. alehouse keeper
  9. alehouse keepers
  10. alehousekeeper
  11. alehousekeepers

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