ground ivy

/ˌɡɹaʊnd ˈaɪvi/

noun

Glechoma hederacea, an aromatic, perennial, evergreen creeper of the mint family Lamiaceae.

Similar
gill-go-by-the-groundgill-over-the-groundgillcreeping Charlieale-hoofNepeta glechomaNepeta hederaceaalehoof
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Meanings

nounground ivy (usually uncountable, plural ground ivies)

plural ground ivies · alternative ground-ivy

  1. uncountableusuallyGlechoma 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounGlechoma hederacea, an aromatic, perennial, evergreen creeper of the mint family Lamiaceae.

Similar
gill-go-by-the-groundgill-over-the-groundgillcreeping Charlieale-hoofNepeta glechomaNepeta hederacea

More synonyms by meaning

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
alehooffield balmgill-over-the-groundrunaway robinGlechoma hederaceaeNepeta hederaceaeGlechoma hederaceaNepeta hederacea
Broader
vine
Also see
alehoofcatsfootgill-over-the-ground

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek χαμαίκισσος
  • χαμαίκισσος (khamaíkissos)Glechoma hederacea
Bulgarian самобайка
  • самобайка (samobajka)Glechoma hederacea
Catalan heura de terra
  • heura de terraGlechoma hederacea
Chinese Mandarin 金錢薄荷 /金钱薄荷
  • 金錢薄荷 /金钱薄荷 (jīnqiánbòhe)Glechoma hederacea
Czech popenec obecný
  • popenec obecnýGlechoma hederacea
Danish korsknap
  • korsknapGlechoma hederacea
Dutch hondsdraf, aardveil
  • hondsdrafGlechoma hederacea
  • aardveilGlechoma hederacea
Estonian harilik maajalg, kassiratas
  • harilik maajalgGlechoma hederacea
  • kassiratasGlechoma hederacea
Finnish maahumala
  • maahumalaGlechoma hederacea
French lierre terrestre
  • lierre terrestreGlechoma hederacea
German Gundermann, Gundelrebe
  • GundermannGlechoma hederacea
  • GundelrebeGlechoma hederacea
Hungarian kerek repkény, földi repkény
  • kerek repkényGlechoma hederacea
  • földi repkényGlechoma hederacea
  • földi borostyánGlechoma hederacea
Irish eidhneán talún
  • eidhneán talúnGlechoma hederacea
Italian edera terrestre
  • edera terrestreGlechoma hederacea
Lithuanian šliaužiančioji tramažolė
  • šliaužiančioji tramažolėGlechoma hederacea
Norwegian Bokmål korsknapp
  • korsknappGlechoma hederacea
Persian پیچک باغی
  • پیچک باغیGlechoma hederacea
Polish bluszczyk, bluszczyk kurdybanek
  • bluszczykGlechoma hederacea
  • bluszczyk kurdybanekGlechoma hederacea
Portuguese erva-de-são-joão, hera-terrestre
  • erva-de-são-joãoGlechoma hederacea
  • hera-terrestreGlechoma hederacea
  • malvelaGlechoma hederacea
  • sanguinaGlechoma hederacea
Romanian silnic
  • silnicGlechoma hederacea
Russian бу́дра плющеви́дная
  • бу́дра плющеви́дная (búdra pljuščevídnaja)Glechoma hederacea
Spanish hiedra terrestre
  • hiedra terrestreGlechoma hederacea
Swedish jordreva
  • jordrevaGlechoma hederacea
Turkish yer sarmaşığı
  • yer sarmaşığıGlechoma hederacea
Welsh eidral
  • eidralGlechoma hederacea
Cite this entry
APA

ground ivy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20ivy

MLA

“ground ivy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20ivy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ground ivy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20ivy.

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