ground ivy meaning and definition

GROUND IVY noun

Definition of ground ivy (noun)

1. trailing 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
   • synonyms: alehoof, field balm, gill-over-the-ground, Glechoma hederaceae, Nepeta hederaceae, runaway robin