alehoof

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noun

ground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea)

Similar
ground ivyfield balmgill-over-the-groundrunaway robinGlechoma hederaceaeNepeta hederaceaeGlechoma hederaceaNepeta hederacea
OriginMiddle English ale-hōve ← Old English hōfe →
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Meanings

nounalehoof (uncountable)
  1. uncountableground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea)

Synonyms & antonyms

nountrailing 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

Similar
ground ivyfield balmgill-over-the-groundrunaway robinGlechoma hederaceaeNepeta hederaceaeGlechoma hederaceaNepeta hederacea
Broader
vine
Also see
gill-over-the-groundground ivy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhōfe“ground-ivy”
  2. Middle Englishale-hōve
  3. Englishalehoof

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”)).

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APA

alehoof. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alehoof

MLA

“alehoof.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alehoof. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alehoof,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alehoof.

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