runaway robin meaning and definition

RUNAWAY ROBIN noun

Definition of runaway robin (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, ground ivy, Nepeta hederaceae