bugleweed
bugleweed — 名詞
1. A wild mint plant of the Lycopus family, with small white flowers and a square s
地筍；澤蘭
北美野生薄荷，可入藥
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.
Matthew 在森林邊緣摘了一些地筍葉子來泡有鎮靜效果的茶。
collocation: bugleweed leaves / bugleweed tea
The herbalist taught Ada to spot bugleweed by its square stem and white flowers.
草藥師教 Ada 透過方形的莖和白色花朵來辨識地筍。
Along the riverbank, a thick patch of bugleweed was in full bloom during late summer.
河岸邊有一大片地筍在夏末時節盛開。
Piotr dried the bugleweed he had gathered and stored it in glass jars for winter.
Piotr 把他採收回來的地筍曬乾，裝進玻璃罐裡以備冬天使用。
Eliska added crushed bugleweed leaves to the cold compress to help reduce the swelling.
Eliska 把搗碎的地筍葉子加入冷敷布中，幫助消腫。
- 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
筋骨草
匍匐草本，覆地植物
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.
Kabir 沿著花園陰暗的牆邊種了筋骨草來覆蓋裸露的泥土。
purpose: covering bare soil
The front yard was carpeted with purple bugleweed, its flowers rising above the dark leaves.
前院鋪滿了紫色的筋骨草，花朵從深色葉片間冒出。
Obi chose bugleweed for the slope because it spreads quickly and stops soil erosion.
Obi 選擇在斜坡上種筋骨草，因為它蔓延得快，能防止土壤流失。
Heloísa split the bugleweed in spring and moved clumps to bare spots by the apple tree.
Heloísa 在春天將筋骨草分株，移到蘋果樹下的空地上。
Ziad watered the young bugleweed every evening until the roots were firmly established.
Ziad 每天晚上都給新種的筋骨草澆水，直到根系長穩為止。
- 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.