ajuga

[ aj-uh-guh ]

noun

1. any of various plants of the genus Ajuga, having usually blue flowers and often cultivated as a ground cover.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ajuga¹

< New Latin (Linnaeus), equivalent to a- a- ⁶ + Latin jug ( um ) yoke ¹ + -a -a ²

Example Sentences

In the Ajuga there were 4000 pesos of gold belonging to the admiral, each peso being worth eight shillings.

From Project Gutenberg

Ajuga Chamæpitys mimics Euphorbia Cyparissias, with which it often grows, and which is protected by its acrid juice.

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In the Pyrenees, according to Bentham, the flowers of Ajuga iva are constantly deprived of their corolla.

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