ground pine

/graʊnd paɪn/

Other forms: ground pines

Definitions of ground pine

1. noun

   low-growing annual with yellow flowers dotted red; faintly aromatic of pine resin; Europe, British Isles and North Africa
   synonyms: Ajuga chamaepitys, yellow bugle

   type of:

   bugle, bugleweed

   any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover
2. noun

   any of several club mosses having long creeping stems and erect branches
   synonyms: Christmas green

   types:

   Lycopodium clavitum, running pine

   a variety of club moss

   Lycopodium complanatum, ground cedar, staghorn moss

   a variety of club moss

   Lycopodium obscurum, ground fir, princess pine, tree clubmoss

   a variety of club moss

   Lycopodium alopecuroides, foxtail grass

   ground pine thickly covered with bristly leaves; widely distributed in barren sandy or peaty moist coastal regions of eastern and southeastern United States

   type of:

   club moss, club-moss, lycopod

   primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles