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Noun: gill-over-the-ground  'gil,ow-vu(r)-dhu,grawnd
  1. Trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers
    "gill-over-the-ground crept along the stone wall";
    - ground ivy, alehoof, field balm, runaway robin, Glechoma hederacea, Nepeta hederacea

Derived forms: gill-over-the-grounds

Type of: vine

Part of: genus Glechoma, Glechoma

Encyclopedia: Gill-over-the-ground