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单词 bugleweed
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bugleweed

noun

bu·​gle·​weed ˈbyü-gəl-ˌwēd How to pronounce bugleweed (audio)
1
: any of a genus (Lycopus) of mints
especially : a North American perennial (L. virginicus) that is mildly narcotic and astringent
2
: bugle entry 1

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Among the ground cover plants that work well in dry shade are barrenwort (Epimedium); bugleweed (Ajuga reptans); creeping lilyturf (Liriope spicata); and the native Canadian wild ginger (Asarum canadense). Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2021 In the back some of the plants are golden Japanese forest grass, Spikenard, Brunnera, a beech tree, Golden Bleeding Heart, Barronwort, lilies, butterfly bush, rosebushes, ferns, Heuchera, Lamium, bugleweed, phlox, and Persicaria virginiana. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2019

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

bugleweed

noun

bu·​gle·​weed ˈbyü-gəl-ˌwēd How to pronounce bugleweed (audio)
: any mint of the genus Lycopus
especially : a mildly narcotic and astringent herb (L. virginicus) of the eastern half of the United States
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