ajuga

[ aj-uh-guh ]

/ ˈædʒ ə gə /

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

Also called bugle, bugleweed.

Origin of ajuga

< New Latin (Linnaeus), equivalent to a- a-⁶ + Latin jug(um) yoke¹ + -a -a²

ajiva, ajivika, ajman, ajmer, ajmer-merwara, ajuga, ak, ak-47, aka, akaba, akademi

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

The Beauties of Nature |Sir John Lubbock
In the Ajuga there were 4000 pesos of gold belonging to the admiral, each peso being worth eight shillings.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. III |Robert Kerr
In the Pyrenees, according to Bentham, the flowers of Ajuga iva are constantly deprived of their corolla.

Vegetable Teratology |Maxwell T. Masters