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ground-ivy

ground-ivy is the alternative spelling of ground ivy.

Meaning of ground ivy

Noun

ground ivy (usually uncountable, plural ground ivies)

  1. (usually) Glechoma hederacea, an aromatic, perennial, evergreen creeper of the mint family Lamiaceae.
    Synonyms:
    gill-go-by-the-ground, gill-over-the-ground, gill, creeping Charlie, ale-hoof, Nepeta glechoma, Nepeta hederacea

Forms of ground-ivy

pluralground-ivies

Questions about ground-ivy

What is ground-ivy the alternative spelling of?
Ground-ivy is the alternative spelling of ground ivy.

Words near ground-ivy in the dictionary

  1. ground-floors
  2. ground-glass
  3. ground-hog
  4. ground-hogs
  5. ground-ivies
  6. ground-ivy
  7. ground-man
  8. ground-men
  9. ground-mist
  10. ground-mists
  11. ground-plan

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