ground pine

plural ground pines · alternative ground-pine

1. Any of several plants, none of which are true pines:
   1. countableuncountableAjuga, a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the mint family Lamiaceae, with most species native to Europe, Asia, and Africa; also, specifically
   2. countableuncountableAjuga chamaepitys (yellow bugle), native to Europe, the eastern part of the Mediterranean, and North Africa
   3. countableuncountableDiphasiastrum complanatum (syn. Lycopodium complanatum) (northern running-pine), a species of clubmoss native to dry coniferous forests throughout the holarctic region.
   4. countableuncountableLycopodium obscurum (princess pine), native to eastern North America
   5. countableuncountableLycopodium clavatum (stag's-horn clubmoss, running clubmoss)