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for alehoof
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Alehoof \Ale"hoof`\ ([=a]l"h[=oo]f`), n. [AS. h[=o]fe ground
ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe
hedgehove, ground ivy, "in old MSS. heyhowe, heyoue, haihoue,
halehoue." --Prior.]
Ground ivy ({Nepeta Glechoma).
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
alehoof
n 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,
field balm, gill-over-the-ground, runaway robin,
Glechoma hederaceae, Nepeta hederaceae]
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