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creeping Charlie

creeping Charlie noun: moneywort, Lysimachia nummularia.

Noun

creeping Charlie (uncountable)

  1. moneywort, Lysimachia nummularia
  2. (US) ground ivy, Glechoma hederacea
  3. (US) Swedish ivy (Plectranthus verticillatus), in the mint family, a popular houseplant
  4. (US) Pilea nummulariifolia, a houseplant in the nettle family

Questions about creeping Charlie

What does creeping Charlie mean?
Creeping Charlie means moneywort, Lysimachia nummularia.
What part of speech is creeping Charlie?
Creeping Charlie is a noun.

Words near creeping Charlie in the dictionary

  1. creeping barberry
  2. creeping bent
  3. creeping bentgrass
  4. creeping buttercup
  5. creeping buttercups
  6. creeping Charlie
  7. creeping cinquefoil
  8. creeping crud
  9. creeping determinism
  10. creeping disease
  11. creeping elegance

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