Lamium
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Low plants in the mint family with small flowers like dead nettles
- noun
- /ˈleɪmiəm/
- Specialized
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Lamium
- Many gardeners appreciate Lamium for its vibrant foliage and ability to thrive in low light.
Examples
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And then the silvery lamium, the name.
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The species Lamium maculatum can effectively cover bare spots under trees.
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This is kind of turned into a mass of lamium, mostly.
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This is kind of turned into a mass of Lamium, mostly.
Compounds
Lamium album
- Specialized
9.9
A European plant in the mint family with white flowers like nettles but without stinging hairs
Lamium amplexicaule
- Specialized
9.9
A small plant in the mint family with round, toothed leaves and small purple or white flowers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lamium probably comes from the old Greek name lamia, a mythic 'monster' or witch, because people thought the plant's small, hooded flowers looked like a tiny mouth or face; so the name fits these ground-cover plants with helmet-shaped blooms.
