Glechoma

noun

Gle·​cho·​ma

glēˈkōmə

: a small genus of creeping Eurasian herbs (family Labiatae) having orbicular or reniform leaves and axillary clusters of blue or purple flowers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Greek glēchōn, blēchōn pennyroyal

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