bugleweed
bugleweed — noun
1. A wild mint plant of the Lycopus family, with small white flowers and a square s
A wild mint plant of the Lycopus family, with small white flowers and a square stem, whose leaves are used in herbal medicine for their calming properties.
Matthew picked some bugleweed leaves from the forest edge to make a calming tea.
collocation: bugleweed leaves / bugleweed tea
The herbalist taught Ada to spot bugleweed by its square stem and white flowers.
Along the riverbank, a thick patch of bugleweed was in full bloom during late summer.
Piotr dried the bugleweed he had gathered and stored it in glass jars for winter.
Eliska added crushed bugleweed leaves to the cold compress to help reduce the swelling.
- gypsywort
a common name for Lycopus europaeus, a European species of the same genus
- water horehound
another common name for some Lycopus species, referring to their mint-like appearance and waterside habitat
文法句型
uncountable noun
用法筆記
Usually uncountable; used mainly in herbal medicine and botany contexts. The name Lycopus may appear alongside it in scientific writing.
常見錯誤
2. A low-growing perennial plant of the Ajuga family, with dark green leaves and sp
A low-growing perennial plant of the Ajuga family, with dark green leaves and spikes of small blue, pink, or white flowers, commonly planted in gardens to cover bare soil.
Kabir planted bugleweed along the shady wall to cover the bare ground.
purpose: covering bare soil
The front yard was carpeted with purple bugleweed, its flowers rising above the dark leaves.
Obi chose bugleweed for the slope because it spreads quickly and stops soil erosion.
Heloísa split the bugleweed in spring and moved clumps to bare spots by the apple tree.
Ziad watered the young bugleweed every evening until the roots were firmly established.
- bugle
a shorter common name for Ajuga plants, especially Ajuga reptans
- carpet bugle
an alternate common name highlighting its use as ground cover
文法句型
uncountable noun
countable noun (a patch of bugleweed)
用法筆記
Can be countable when referring to a specific variety (e.g., 'a bronze bugleweed'). Frequently appears in garden catalogues and landscaping guides. Distinguish from sense 1 by context: a garden setting almost always signals sense 2.