Bugleweed

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bugleweed \Bu"gle*weed`\, n. (Bot.)
     A plant of the Mint family and genus {Lycopus}; esp. {Lycopus
     Virginicus}, which has mild narcotic and astringent
     properties, and is sometimes used as a remedy for hemorrhage.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bugleweed
       n 1: a mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small
            whitish flowers; eastern United States [syn: {Lycopus
            virginicus}]
       2: any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen
          herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover [syn: {bugle}]