Alehoof

Alehoof
Alehoof Ale"hoof` ([=a]l"h[=oo]f`), n. [AS. h[=o]fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, ground ivy, ``in old MSS. heyhowe, heyoue, haihoue, halehoue.'' --Prior.] Ground ivy ({Nepeta Glechoma}). [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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Synonyms:
, (Glechoma hederacea, Nepeta glechoma)


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