Definition of Creeping charlie

1. Noun. A loosestrife vine.

Exact synonyms: Creeping Jenny, Lysimachia Nummularia, Moneywort
Generic synonyms: Loosestrife

Definition of Creeping charlie

1. Noun. moneywort ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Creeping Charlie

creepeth
creephole
creepholes
creepie
creepier
creepies
creepiest
creepified
creepifies
creepify
creepifying
creepily
creepiness
creepinesses
creeping
creeping Charlie
creeping Jenny
creeping St John's wort
creeping bellflower
creeping bent
creeping bugle
creeping crowfoot
creeping elegance
creeping eruption
creeping fern
creeping juniper
creeping lily

Literary usage of Creeping charlie

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Nantucket Wild Flowers by Alice Owen Albertson (1921)
"... and creeping charlie, although the plant must share the latter name with quite different flowers. But the names of Alehoof and Gill-ale are not easily ..."

2. The Queen Cook Book: A Careful Compilation of Recipes and Practical by William Hart Boyd (1895)
"creeping charlie. To arrange " creeping Charlie " to grow luxuriantly in a vase, place some broken pieces of charcoal in the bottom of vase, with some beach ..."

3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1881)
"creeping charlie, Sedum acre, L. One of the rambling Stone- crops. In Cheshire called " Creeping Jack." CREEPING JENNIE, (1) Lysimachia ..."

4. Henderson's Handbook of Plants and General Horticulture by Peter Henderson (1904)
"Both species are of recent introduction into the garden. Creeper. Properly, a plant that trails on the ground. creeping charlie. A popular name of Lysi- ..."

5. Glossary of Words in Use in Cornwall by Margaret Ann Courtney, Thomas Quiller Couch (1880)
"123, 124; Prior, p. 55 ; Earle, pp. 60, 63, 90-1.) CRACK-NUT. The fruit of the Hazel, &c. Filberts, Barcelonas, and "Hedge-nuts." creeping charlie ..."

6. Nantucket Wild Flowers by Alice Owen Albertson (1921)
"... and creeping charlie, although the plant must share the latter name with quite different flowers. But the names of Alehoof and Gill-ale are not easily ..."

7. The Queen Cook Book: A Careful Compilation of Recipes and Practical by William Hart Boyd (1895)
"creeping charlie. To arrange " creeping Charlie " to grow luxuriantly in a vase, place some broken pieces of charcoal in the bottom of vase, with some beach ..."

8. Publications by English Dialect Society (1881)
"creeping charlie, Sedum acre, L. One of the rambling Stone- crops. In Cheshire called " Creeping Jack." CREEPING JENNIE, (1) Lysimachia ..."

9. Henderson's Handbook of Plants and General Horticulture by Peter Henderson (1904)
"Both species are of recent introduction into the garden. Creeper. Properly, a plant that trails on the ground. creeping charlie. A popular name of Lysi- ..."

10. Glossary of Words in Use in Cornwall by Margaret Ann Courtney, Thomas Quiller Couch (1880)
"123, 124; Prior, p. 55 ; Earle, pp. 60, 63, 90-1.) CRACK-NUT. The fruit of the Hazel, &c. Filberts, Barcelonas, and "Hedge-nuts." creeping charlie ..."

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