ajuga

ajuga — noun

1. a low-growing plant from the mint family that spreads across the ground and prod

1.名詞C2
釋義

a low-growing plant from the mint family that spreads across the ground and produces small blue, purple, or pink flowers on short upright stems, often used in gardens to cover bare soil.

例句

The ajuga spread so fast that it covered the whole flower bed in one season.

collocation: ajuga spread / covers bare soil

Mrs. Noguchi planted ajuga around the base of the maple tree to stop weeds from growing.

use as ground cover under trees

同義詞
  • bugle

    everyday common name in British English; sounds less technical than ajuga

  • bugleweed

    common name in American English; sometimes also used for a different plant (Lycopus)

文法句型

ajuga (singular/plural as genus or species)

用法筆記

Ajuga is the scientific genus name, but gardeners often use it as a common name for any plant in this group. The everyday English name is bugle or bugleweed.

常見錯誤

❌The ajuga are invasive in warm climates.
✅Ajuga can spread quickly in warm climates.
💡Ajuga is typically treated as a singular genus name in formal writing.