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Ajuga, n. Bot.|əˈdʒuːgə|
[mod.L., a. med.L. ajuga (Diefenbach), adopted by Linnaeus in his Species Plantarum (1753) II. 561 as the name of a genus.
App. a var. of L. abiga a plant having the power to induce abortion (f. abigere drive away: see abigate v.).]
A genus of plants of the mint family which lack the floral upper lip characteristic of other labiates and include several species (esp. bugle, A. reptans) cultivated as ornamental ground cover; (also ajuga) a plant of this genus.
[1597Gerard Herball 422 Ground pine is called in Greek χαµαιπίτυς: in Latine Ibiga, Aiuga & Abiga.] 1793Sowerby & Smith Eng. Bot. II. Plate 77 The true Ajugas are distinguished from the Teucriums by not having the calyx swelled on one side as the fruit ripens. 1864L. H. Grindon Brit. & Garden Bot. 392 The blue pagodas of the Ajuga rank with the prettiest ornaments of the springing hay-field. 1903Garden 11 Apr. 243/3 Several of the Ajugas are rather aggressive in their ways. 1961Amat. Gardening 18 Nov. 1/1 The ajuga keeps quite flat on the soil and even the attractive little blue flower spikes only grow a few inches tall. 1992Century Home (Canada) May 66/3 Invasive plants like ajuga are almost impossible to eradicate. |